IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3639 of 2008 Between: Y.V. Subba Rao … Petitioner AND The Chief Engineer, Medium Irrigation, Erramanzil, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Kowturu Vinaya Kumar Counsel for respondents 1&2: AGP for Irrigation & CAD Counsel for respondent No.3: Smt. Kavitha Gottipati This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3639 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in proposing Lift Irrigation scheme, namely, “Nayakula Agraharam L.I. Scheme” in Penubally Mandal of Khammam District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner also sought for invalidation of tender notification dated 06.02.2008. At the hearing, Sri K. Vinaya Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner made representation dated 09.02.2008 to respondent No.1 raising objections to the proposed Lift Irrigation scheme and that his client will be satisfied if this Court directs respondent No.1 to consider and dispose of the said representation. Smt. Kavitha Gottipati, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.3 submitted that the tenders in respect of the abovementioned scheme were already finalized and the contract was entrusted to one M/s. Venkata Srinivasa Banjara Sangham, Chowdavaram, Vemsoor Mandal, Khammam District. She also placed a letter addressed by the Executive Engineer, APSIDC Division, Khammam to the said agency. Since the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner is innocuous, no prejudice will be caused to the respondents, if respondent No.1 is directed to consider and dispose of the said representation. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of. Respondent No.1 is directed to consider and dispose of representation dated 09.02.2008 said to have been filed by the petitioner in his capacity as the President of the Water Users Association of 9/Medium, Kondrupadu Village, Penuballi Mandal, Khammam District. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.4747 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 13.03.2008 ES