HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA W. P. No. 12853 of 2009 DATED: 05.12.2009 Between: T. Venkatanarayana ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 2. The District Collector 3. Project Director and Addl. DPC 4. Mandal Parishad Development Officer .....RESPONDENT(S) O R D E R:- This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.2 to 4 in not giving benefit of void percentage in respect of rough stone used in the work i.e. Restoration of traditional irrigation sources (IB & PR) tanks and canals) in respect of Gollagudem- Brahmanpally Cheruvu as per technical sanction No.15/EGS/2006- 07/TLD/EE/ID/KMM, dated 26.12.2006, as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner states that he made a representation dated 16.03.2009 requesting the 2nd respondent-District Collector to consider his case and make payment of the void percentage, but no orders thereon have been passed so far. He further stated that he marked copy of the representation to the 3rd respondent, who is the competent authority, to redress the petitioner’s grievance. Several facts had been narrated in detail in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material placed on record. Since the representation dated 16.03.2009 said to have been filed by the petitioner is pending consideration before the competent authority, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: “The 3rd respondent-Project Director and Additional DPC is directed to consider the representation dated 16.03.2009 said to have been made by the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J 5th December, 2009 bcj