IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 16115 of 1997 Between: 1.Venigalla Narayan Rao 2. V. Sundar Ramaiah 3. V. Ramesh Babu 4. N. Sesha Sai 5. T. Venkateshwar Rao 6. Tummala Jagdish 7. Guntupalli Venkat Rao 8. T. Ramchandra Rao. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep., by its Secretary, Revenue Department (CT-II) Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Executive Engineer, Panchayath Raj Department, Tenali, Guntur District. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department Guntur Circle, Guntur 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 2nd respondent in not giving effect to the notification issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Department (C.T.-II) dated 28-09-1996 and refusal to grant the relief to the petitioners for which they are entitled to under the notification as arbitrary, illegal, ultravires and contrary to law and hence violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.PRABHU NATH VASIREDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM And THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V. SANJAY KUMAR W.P.No. 16115 of 1997 Oral Order: (Per: GR, J) This writ petition of the year 1997 is listed today under the caption for ‘dismissal’. When the matter is called today there is no representation. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for ‘default’. The interim order dated 22-07-1997 stands dissolved. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J _________________________ P.V. SANJAY KUMAR, J Dated: 10-12-2008 Pvks