IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 7247 of 2004 Between: Dindi Gram Panchayat, rep. by its Sarpanch Golla Rames, S/o. Narendra Varma r/o. Dindi, Malkipuram Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of A>p. rep by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Employment Urdu Hall Lane Himayatnagar, Hyderabad-500 029 3 The District Collector, East Godavari District, kakinada. 4 The District Pancyaat Officer East Godavari District, kakinada. 5 The District Pancyaat Officer West Godavari District, kakinada. 6 The Gram Pancyaat, Chinchinada, rep. by its Executive Officer, Chinchinada, W.G. District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue any appropriate writ, order or direction especially in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that G.Oms.No.905, Public Works Department dated 6-4-1960 stands superseded by virtue of the Stationery provisions under A.P. Gram Panchayat Act 1964 and A.P. Panchayat Raj Act 1994 and rules frame thereunder Viz., Sec.66 of A.P. Gram Panchayat Act 1964 and Sec.57 of A.P. Panchayat Raj Act 1994 Rule 22 of G.O.Ms.No.174 PR (Samithi-i_ Department dt: 11-7-1993 and Rule 14 of G.O.Ms.No.87, panchayat Raj and Rurual Development (Rules), dt:13-3-2000 and further declare that the petitioner Gram Panchayat is entitled to a 50% share in the income from the Dindi- Chinchinada Ferry from 1999-2000 onwards and consequently direct therespondents herein to act pursuant to the letter No.22808/CRP-C1/99 dated 22-3-2000 of the Commissioner Panchayat Raj and Rural Development addressed to the Government. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.VL.N.G.KMURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : Oral order: There is no representation on behalf of both the parties when the matter is taken up for hearing. The writ petition is dismissed for default. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 11th April, 2008 GRR To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies