THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.23625 OF 2006 DATED 24TH MARCH, 2011 BETWEEN Smt.P.Aruna and another …Petitioners And The Superintendent Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Chittoor, Chittoor District and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.23625 OF 2006 ORDER: Apprehending that the respondent authorities were proposing to construct culverts in their fields in Survey No.68 of Munagalapalem Village, Yerupedu Mandal, Chittoor District, the petitioners filed the present case assailing the same. This Court, by order dated 13.11.2006, directed status quo obtaining as on that date to be maintained for a period of four weeks. The said direction was extended thereafter until further orders. In his counter, the Assistant Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Yerupedu Mandal, Chittoor District, the fourth respondent, stated that the District Collector, Chittoor, had accorded administrative sanction for undertaking improvements of the road from P.N.Road to Munagalapalem Harijanawada within an estimated cost of Rs.1.20 lakhs. At that point of time the authorities proposed construction of two culverts for the purpose of drainage of water. However, owing to the interim orders passed by this Court, it is stated that the road was laid without the culverts. He further stated that the department was not interested in constructing the two culverts at this stage and that the Government was taking alternative measures for removing stagnated water. In the light of the aforestated counter averments, it is clear that the petitioners need no longer have any apprehensions with regard to the construction of the proposed culverts in their lands. The Writ Petition is accordingly closed recording the submissions made in the counter filed by the fourth respondent. No order as to costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. 24TH MARCH, 2011. VGSR/PGS