THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.24931 of 2010 ORDER : This Writ petition has been filed opposing the proposal to construct a culvert abutting the land of the petitioner, as illegal. The petitioner claims to be the owner and possessor of agricultural land admeasuring an extent of Ac.0.68 cents situated in Sy.No.163-7D of Nadavalur Revenue Village, Ramachandrapuram Mandal in Chittoor District. On the southern side of the said land there is a road leading from Ramachandrapuram to Pudi. A drain water canal is situated by the side of the said road. On account of the improper construction of the road, the drain water is getting stagnated. It is alleged that to remove the said stagnated water, the respondents mooted a proposal to construct a culvert and dumped the pipes for the said purpose. It is stated that if such culvert is constructed, the water would flow into the land of the petitioner. Therefore, the petitioner has filed this Writ Petition for the aforesaid relief. The 2nd Respondent viz., the Executive Engineer, R & B Department, Tirupati has filed a counter. While denying that any such proposal has been mooted and the petitioner has approached this Court on mere apprehension without cause of action, in para 4 it is stated as follows : “In reply to para No.7 of the writ affidavit it is submitted that there is no proposal for construction of culvert at the location specified by the petitioner. Further it is submitted that the contractor has dumped the cement pipes on the R & B road for construction of culvert at some other location to avoid thefts. The pipes will be shifted within few days.” From the said statement it is evident that the respondents are not proposing to make any construction as alleged by the petitioner. The representation of the 2nd Respondent is placed on record. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 30th March, 2011. skmr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.24931 of 2010 Date : 30-03-2011 Between : Smt.K.Suseela .. Petitioner and The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Roads & Buildings, Secretariat, Hyderabad and another .. Respondents