HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.866 of 2011 Date: January 24, 2011 Between: Mallela Lakshminarayana, S/o. M. Narayana, aged about 40 years, Latchanipalli village, Gooty Mandal, Ananthapur District … Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by District Collector, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District, And others … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed seeking Mandamus declaring the action of respondents, not considering the representation dated 05-01-2011 made by the petitioner and others as illegal and arbitrary. Petitioner is a resident of Latchanipalli village, Gooty Mandal, Ananthapur District. It is stated that in the said village there is a temple of the deity ‘Peddamma Thalli Grama Devatha’ and a festival, viz. ‘Devara’ is being performed to the deity on 25-01-2011. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is stated that arrangements are being made for killing animals and sacrificing them to the deity during the festival and such killing of animals is in violation of the provisions under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890. It is stated, petitioner and other villagers submitted representation dated 05-01-2011 to the respondents on the said issue and it is the grievance of the petitioner that no action has been taken, on the said representation, prohibiting killing of animals. I have perused a copy of the representation submitted by the petitioner and other villagers. In the said representation, no mention is made with regard to killing of animals during the festival being performed to the deity. When no allegation is made by the petitioner with regard to killing of animals during the festival in the representation submitted, there was no occasion for the respondents to consider the same; thus, the petitioner cannot question the action of the respondents in not taking appropriate steps. In the circumstances, no relief can be granted. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) January 24, 2011 MRR