HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.4099 of 2010 Date: March 22, 2010 Between: Penugurti Trinadha, S/o. P. Veeranna, aged 27 years, Occ: unemployed, R/o.Magguru village, Vangara Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh … Petitioner And The Chief Engineer, Irrigation Department, Jalasoudha, Erramanzil, Hyderabad, and 4 others … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed seeking Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in not providing employment to the petitioners, though they are displaced on account of submergence of their properties under the construction of Madduvalasa Reservoir Project, by extending them benefit under G.O.No.676, dated 17-11-1978, as illegal and arbitrary. They also question the action of the respondents in taking steps to appoint respondents 4 and 5 herein. 2. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is stated that the petitioners are residents of Magguru village, Vangara Mandal, Srikakulam District. It is stated that their properties were acquired in the year 1978 for construction of the aforesaid reservoir; as such they have been displaced. It is their case that in spite of order issued by the Government for giving preferential treatment, to such displaced persons, in public employment, vide G.O.Ms.No.676, dated 17-11-1978, respondents, without issuing any notification, are filling up the vacancies, overlooking their candidature. 3. Though the petitioners claim benefit basing on the orders issued by the Government in the aforesaid G.O., however, a copy of the same is not filed. On 02-03-2010, when the matter has come up for hearing, the same was adjourned so as to enable the learned counsel for petitioners to place before this court a copy of the said G.O.. When the matter is taken up today, the learned counsel for petitioners has placed before this court a copy of the order issued by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.98, Irrigation (Projects Wing), dated 15-04-1986, wherein certain guidelines were issued for rehabilitation and provision of employment to displaced persons in view of construction of major and medium irrigation power projects. A perusal of the said G.O., would indicate that the same has been issued in supersession of the earlier orders issued by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.676, Irrigation & Power Department, dated, 17-11-1978. Clause (iii) of the said G.O., reads as hereunder: “Applications for appointment from the eligible candidates shall be made to the District Collector, concerned within a period of one year from the date of actual displacement of the family. Preference shall be given with reference to the date of displacement and to those applicants whose houses and lands are acquired against those whose land or house only is acquired and the District Collector shall draw up a list of such applicants and forward the same to the District authorities for appointment.” 4. A reading of the above clause makes it clear that persons eligible to avail benefit under the scheme have to make an application within a period of one year from the date of actual displacement of the family. In such an event, preference will be given to the said persons in public employment. Though it is the case of the petitioners that lands belonging to their families were acquired in the year 1978 for the purpose of Madduvalasa Reservoir Project, it appears, no applications are submitted within the time stipulated. Moreover, no notification inviting applications to fill up vacancies has been placed before this court. Even with regard to the allegation of the petitioners that the cases of respondents 4 and 5 are going to be considered, no material is filed before this court to show on what basis respondents are proposing to do so. 5. For the foregoing reasons, no relief, as sought, can be granted. 6. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed, however, in the circumstances, with no order as to costs. ___________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J March 22, 2010 MRR