IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28520 of 2009 Between: Oleti Varahala Raju & another … Petitioners And The Sub-Collector, Narasapur, West Godavari District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri Kaviti Murali Krishna This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28520 of 2009 ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the failure of respondent Nos.1 to 7 in preventing the respondent Nos.8 and 9 and their henchmen from raising any Addukatta (obstruction) across the Gonteru drain at Vempa and Muchamkodu drain at Padamatapalam, Mogaltur Mandal, West Godavari District, by which obtrusive and obstructive addukattas, respondent Nos.8 and 9 and their henchmen are obstructing Potu and Patu (High Tide and Low Tide) of these drains emanating from the Bay of Bengal at Perupalem, severally affecting the livelihood of the fishermen including that of the petitioners due to diminishing fisher wealth of the sea and the natural water courses and it is further consequently prayed this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to direct the respondent Nos.1 to 7 to forthwith prevent the respondent Nos.8 and 9 and their henchmen from raising any addukatta or creating any obstruction in any form across the Gonteru drain at Vempa and Muchamkodu drain, at Padamatapalem drain, and across the Yanamadurru drain, East Kukkuleru, and West Kukkuleru drains, Mogaltur Mandal, West Godavari District.” At the hearing, Sri K. Murali Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.37092 of 2009 and WVMP.No.277 of 2010 are also dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 19.07.2011 ES