IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14790 of 2004 Between: Saritha Synthetics & Industries Ltd., Anthakapalli Village, Rajam Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Managing Director ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Rajam mandal, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District 2 The District Collector, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a Writ, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not furnishing copies of the documents relied on in the letter of the 1st respondent dated 03-07-2004 as being arbitrary, illegal, capricious and violative of the rights of the petitioner under Art.226 of Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner:M/S.C.KODANDA RAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER: The only grievance of the petitioner ventilated in the present writ petition is that when the second respondent-District Collector, Srikakulam instructed the first respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer, Rajam, Srikakulam, for recovery of an amount of Rs.3.86 crores from the petitioner, the letter dated 03-07-2004 was communicated to him. The petitioner made a request to the first respondent, who sought to recover the said amount, for supply of copies of the documents including the order passed by the first respondent but the same were not furnished till to date. Unless the said documents were furnished to the petitioner, he is not in a position to submit his explanation to the letter dated 03-07-2004. The learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents submits that the documents sought by the petitioner will be supplied to him. In view of the same, the first respondent is directed to furnish the copy of the order passed by the second respondent dated 30-01-2003 and other documents, if any, as sought by the petitioner, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the said documents, the petitioner is at liberty to file necessary explanation to the letter dated 03-07-2004. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. 20th AUGUST, 2004. Note: furnish c.c. in two days. B/o kvni To 1 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Rajam mandal, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District 2 The District Collector, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District 3 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Revenue, A.P.High Court Buildings, Hyderabad.(OUT) 4 Two CD copies.