IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24242 of 2004 Between: Gram Panchayat, Veerapur, Kulkacherla Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, represented by its In Charge Sarpanch, S. Janardhan Reddy S/o Pratap Reddy R/o Veerapur Village, Kulkacherla Mandal, Ranga Reddy District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District at lakdikapool, Hyderabad 2 The MandalRevenue Officer, Kulkacherla Mandal, Ranga Reddy District 3 The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Kulkacherla Mandal Ranga Reddy District 4 S. Srinivas Reddy S/o Pratap Reddy R/o Veerapur Village, Kulkacherla Madnal, Ranga Reddy District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandmus declaring the inaction of the respondents 1 to 3 in not protecting the Government open well situated in Sy. No. 45 of Veerapur Village, Kulkacherla Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and in not ensuring drinking water supply to the villagers as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to take necessary steps to protect the said well by initiating action against the 4th respondent and to ensure supply of drinking water to the villagers. For the Petitioner: A.YADAGIRI REDDY, Advocate For the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR REVENUE For the Respondent No.3: Smt. Jyothi Eswar Gogineni, SC for MPDO, Kulkacherla Mandal, Rangareddy District For the Respondent No.4: -- The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner-Gram Panchayat is that though the villagers of Veerapur village, Kulkacherla Mandal of Ranga Reddy District made several representations to the official respondent Nos.1 to 3 requesting to remove the electric motor pump-set installed by the fourth respondent illegally for drawing water for his agricultural use from the Government open well situated in Survey No.45 of the village, which is the principal drinking water source to the villagers, no action has been taken in the matter. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and the learned Standing Counsel for third respondent. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, respondent Nos.2 and 3 are directed to take necessary action in accordance with law on the representation, dated 27-8-2004, submitted by the villagers of Veerapur village, Kulkacherla Mandal of Ranga Reddy District with respect to Government open well, expeditiously. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 27-12-2004 Svv To 1 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District at lakdikapool, Hyderabad 2 The MandalRevenue Officer, Kulkacherla Mandal, Ranga Reddy District 3 The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Kulkacherla Mandal Ranga Reddy District 4 Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two C.D.copies.