THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.25447 of 2011 Dated 18th October, 2011 Between: Kasya Varahavatharam …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri M.Krishna Prasad Counsel for respondent No.4: AGP for Fisheries The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in interfering with the activity of fish culture by the petitioner over lands admeasuring Acs.1.53 cents in Survey No.525/3A, Ac.0.13 cents in Survey No.525/3B and Ac.0.10 cents in Survey No.525/4 of Garagaparru Village, Palakoderu Mandal, West Godavari District (wrongly mentioned as Chittoor District) as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is stated to have made an application for regularisation of the fish tanks existing in his lands referred to above. His grievance is that even though the said application is pending since 13.04.2010, the respondents are not disposing of the same. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Fisheries appearing for respondent No.4, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner’s application is pending before the Mandal Level Committee, which is unable to forward the same due to non- constitution of the District Level Committee. She further submitted that the Commissioner of Fisheries addressed a letter to respondent No.1 for constitution of a District Level Committee in terms of G.O.Ms.No.24, dated 09.04.2010, as modified in G.O.Ms.No.67, dated 12.09.2011. She further stated that the issue is pending consideration before respondent No.1. In my opinion, respondent No.1 has to constitute a District Level Committee without loss of time because the applications filed by the petitioner and similarly situated persons may be pending for long periods and non-constitution of a District Level Committee would cause hardship to them. Therefore, respondent No.1 is directed to constitute the District Level Committee in terms of the executive orders that are in force within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Within two months thereafter, the petitioner’s application shall be disposed of by the Committees concerned and the decision thereof shall be intimated to the petitioner. Pending decision by the respondents on the petitioner’s application, status quo as on today shall be maintained. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.Nos.31333 and 32502 of 2011 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 18th October, 2011 VGB