THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28206 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners are the associations of displaced persons from different villages of Narva and Dharoor Mandals, Mahaboobnagar District. It is stated that the villages, namely Kistampalli, Uppair, Khammampadu and Garlaphad were affected by submergence on account of construction of Jurala Project. The grievance of the petitioners is that their members have not been extended the benefit under G.O.Ms.No.68 Irrigation & CAD (Project Wing-LA.IV-R&B) Department, dated 08.04.2005. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation. The petitioners claim the benefit under G.O.Ms.No.68, dated 08.04.2005. The learned Government Pleader for Irrigation strongly opposes the claim by stating that the benefit under the G.O. can be extended only to those persons, who are displaced under the project constructed subsequent to the G.O. This, however, does not appear to be correct. The reason is that the Government itself issued G.O.Ms.No.211 Irrigation & CAD (Project Wing-LA.IV-R&B) Department, dated 29.10.2008, bringing Chinnadagada Village of Weepangandla Mandal under the purview of G.O.Ms.No.68, dated 08.04.2005. The said village was also affected on account of excavation of main canal for the same project. Further, in W.P.No.20764 of 2008, this Court passed an order directing steps identical to those in G.O.Ms.No.211, dated 29.10.2008, to be taken vis-à-vis the persons displaced from Village, Makthal Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. For the foregoing reasons, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall verify the claim of the petitioners for extension of benefit under G.O.Ms.No.68, dated 08.04.2005, and pass appropriate orders, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is directed that if the petitioners stand on the same footing as those covered by G.O.Ms.No.211, dated 29.10.2008, similar relief shall be extended to them. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:01.04.2009 kdl