IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6334 of 2008 Between: M. Venkata Subba Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Kadapa. 4 The Tahsildar, Siddavatam Mandal, Kadapa. 5 The Zilla Praja Parished, Rep. bys its Chief Executive Officer, Kadapa. 6 The District Educational Officer, Kadapa. .....RESPONDENTS 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 any writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to allot Ac 1- 00 of land in S.No. 101 of Shanthinagar Village of Machupalli Grama Panchayat, Siddavatnam Mandal, Kadapa District adjoining R & B Road, to the existing Upper Primary School and the proposed High School and take necessary steps in the direction of upgrading the same by providing necessary infrastructure. Counsel for the Petitioner : DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE And THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6334 of 2008 ORDER: This is a petition praying for a Writ of Mandamus with regard to grant of one Acre of land in favour of Government Upper Primary School, situated at Shanthinagar village of Machupalli Grampanchayath, Kadapa District. It is the case of petitioner that if a piece of land admeasuring one Acre is granted to the Government School, it would be beneficial to the students. A representation has been made to the District Collector, Kadapa on 11th February 2008, making the aforesaid request, but till today, the Collector, Kadapa has not given any reply to the said representation. Learned Government Pleader Sri. A.Giridhara Rao appeared for the District Collector, Kadapa and has submitted that the said representation shall be considered. We hope that the representation dated 11th February 2008 shall be considered by the Collector, Kadapa, preferably within four weeks from today and the decision which he might take on the representation shall be communicated to the petitioner within two weeks from the date on which he takes the decision. In view of the above order, the writ petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 26th March 2008 ___________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J N.B: Furnish C.C. to the G.P. for Revenue, forthwith. (b/o) ajr To: 1 The Secretary, Revenue, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Kadapa. 4 The Tahsildar, Siddavatam Mandal, Kadapa. 5 The Zilla Praja Parished, Rep. bys its Chief Executive Officer, Kadapa. 6 The District Educational Officer, Kadapa.