THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY CONTEMPT CSE No.1155 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is a Gram Panchayat. It approached this Court by filing W.P.Nos.24188 of 2008 and 2349 of 2009 alleging that the respondents are interfering with the work undertaken for improvement of a tank in the Village. The writ petitions were disposed of through a common order, dated 05.02.2009, directing the District Panchayat Officer, Krishna to depute the Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department to find out (a) the necessity of undertaking development and (b) the manner of execution of the works, if the development is needed. He was also directed to pass appropriate orders for causing such inspection. This contempt case is filed alleging that the respondents have not complied with the orders of this Court. The District Panchayat Officer, Krishna filed counter- affidavit. It is stated that the inspection caused by the Executive Engineer, Gudiwada revealed that a sum of Rs.19,00,000/- was spent on the tank and that there is no necessity to undertake further works. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. The tanks that were dug in olden days by the previous rulers have become a source of accumulation of wealth for the contractors, elected representatives and some of the executives. Year after year, lakhs, if not millions of rupees are being spent in the name of deepening the tanks or desilting them. In some cases, deepening is done or semblance of work is undertaken for the strengthening of tank bunds. Though millions of rupees are spent, the capacity of the tank remains, but the money passes to the identified persons. The record discloses that a sum of Rs.19,00,000/- was already spent for deepening. The construction of the tank itself would not have cost one-tenth of that. It only shows the greed of the public representatives and the contractors who spring from nowhere to accumulate public money. Hence, the contempt case is closed. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:27.07.2010 kdl