IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 13575 OF 2010 Between: Distributor Committee No.27, Bandar, Krishna District rep.by its Chairman, Krishna District ..... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Krishna District, at Machilipatnam and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.13575 OF 2010 O R D E R : The petitioner is a Distributory Committee constituted under Section 5 of the A.P.Farmer’s Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997 and A.P.Farmers Management of Irrigation System (Delineation and Formation of Water Users Associations) Rules, 2003. It is stated that the petitioner committee in its General Body Meeting held on 20.11.2009 resolved unanimously to supply sufficient water to Dalva crop, to ensure equal supply to all canals, to make a request to the revenue authorities to conduct the survey and fix the boundaries to the irrigation canals as well as drains and to prepare the estimation with regard o repairs. Pursuant thereto, the petitioner committee made a representation dated 17.2.2010 requesting the respondent authorities to conduct a survey with the help of revenue authorities and fix the boundaries to the irrigation canals so as to protect the same from encroachments. Aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents to consider the request of the petitioner, the present writ petition has been filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation appearing for the respondents. Having regard to the material placed before this Court to substantiate the plea that a resolution was passed by the petitioner committee and a representation for implementation of the resolution was made on 17.02.2010, I find force in the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the respondents are bound to consider the grievances of the petitioner and take the necessary steps in accordance with law. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 17.2.2010 and take necessary steps in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of this order. In case it is found that any further steps have to be taken by the petitioner committee for taking the action as sought in the representation dated 17.2.2010, the respondents shall inform the same to the petitioner in writing within the time specified above. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ​ ____________ Date: 16.06.2010 G. ROHINI, J Note: CC in one week (B/o) Ivd