IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 10110 of 2001 Between: Dwarampudi Radhakrishna Reddy S/o Ramareddy ( Hindu) Jaddangi, Rajavommangi Mandalam, E. G. Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Assistant Engineer P.W.D., Addateegela, E. G. Dist. 2 Supervisor P.W.D., Jaddangi Addateegela, E. G. Dist. 3 Collector Kakinada. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other appropriate WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION, declaring the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in asking me to remove the motor and pump set connected it to the service connection No.608 of Jammi Savidi Village, Rajavommangi Mandalam, E.G. Dist., as illegal, arbitrary and for a consquential direction, directing the respondents not to interfere with the petitioner's usage of water of the "Maderu Vaggu" for cultivating his lands measuring 5 acres of land in S.No.130/3, ac.3=00 of land in S. No.142/3, and S.No.142/4 in Jammi Savidi Village, Rajavommangi Mandalam, E.G. Dist., and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.LAKSHMANA SARMA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 10110 of 2001 O R D E R: The main writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the first and second respondents in directing the petitioner to remove the motor pump sets connected to the service connection No.608 of Jammi Savidi village, Rajavommangi Mandal, East Godavari District is arbitrary and illegal. Though, this Court initially granted status quo, subsequently after hearing both the parties, by order dated 20-03-2002, while holding that the authorities cannot be prevented from interfering with the unlawful drawing of water, the interim order was vacated. In view of the said order, no further enquiry is necessary in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 27-11-2008 KLP