HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 855 OF 2002 Thursday, the Eleventh day of March, Two Thousand and Ten Between B.Sammaiah and others Petitioners AND The Assistant Engineer, Irrigation Department, Duggondi Mandal, Warangal District and others Respondents ORAL ORDER: The petitioners are ayacutdars under irrigation tank of Thimmampet, Duggondi Mandal, Warangal District. Their lands are said to have been categorized as double crop wet. On 12.1.2002, the authorities of the Irrigation Department issued proceedings allocating water for the second crop on rotation basis. The petitioners submit that whenever water is provided for second crop invariably, the lands that are classified as double crop wet lands must be provided and rotation of water shall be only after such lands are irrigated. They feel aggrieved by the proceedings dated 12.1.2002. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Irrigation and the learned counsel for Water Users Association. For all practical purposes, the writ petition has become infructuous inasmuch as the grievance of the petitioners is only for the crop year 2002-2003. However, it needs to be noted that whenever and wherever the land within the ayacut is classified as double crop wet land, water for the second crop must be allocated to such lands on preferential basis. The land of that category cannot be brought in the purview of rotation. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the respondents shall follow provisions of law in vogue for the allocation of water to the lands that are classified as double crop wet for the second crop. No order as to costs. __________________ L.Narasimha Reddy, J. March 11, 2010 MAS