IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 22779 of 2008 Between: Fishermen Co-operative Marketing Society, Moosi Project rep.by its President Sadula Narasaiah, s/o.Mallaiah R/o.Itukulapahad village, Shaligowraram Mandal, Nalgonda District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District 2 The Dy.Director of Fisheries, Nalgonda, Nalgonda district 3 The Asst.Director of Fisheries, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District 4 The Municipal Commissioner, Suryapet Municipality Suryapet, Nalgonda 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 issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in raising objections/hindrance at the time of catching the ﬁsh in Moosi project as per the ﬁshing order of Fisheries Development Oﬃcer, Nalgonda vide No.FDO/N/08-09 dated 14.10.2008 as bad arbitrary, and contrary to G.O.ms.No.776 dated 31.12.1990 Counsel for the Petitioner: MS.M.VIDYAVATHI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FISHERIES The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner is a ﬁshermen cooperative society. It is stated that the lease in respect of Moosi Project in Nakrekal Mandal was granted in favour of the petitioner on 12-08-2008 for a period of one year. The grievance of the petitioner is that even while the lease is subsisting, the respondents are interfering with the ﬁshing operations in the lease area. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Fisheries. On the basis of the instructions received by her, learned Government Pleader for Fisheries submits that the activity of the petitioner is not at all being obstructed. It is also stated that necessary steps are being taken to provide necessary support to the members of the society. In view of this, the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed and the writ petition is disposed of directing that the respondents shall not interfere with the ﬁshing operations as long as the lease subsists in favour of the petitioner. L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J 04-11-2008 ks Note: Furnish CC in two days. B/O ks ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District 2 The Dy.Director of Fisheries, Nalgonda, Nalgonda district 3 The Asst.Director of Fisheries, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District 4 The Municipal Commissioner, Suryapet Municipality Suryapet, Nalgonda District 5 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Fisheries, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 6 Two CD copies.