IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8548 of 2007 Between: D. Prasad S/o. Chinna Ramaiah, R/o.H.No.170, Alwyn Colony, Miyapur, Ranga Reddy District. ...Petitioner And 1. Kukatpally Municipality, Kukatpally, Ranga Reddy District, represented by its Commissioner. 2.The Serilingampally Municipality, Gachibowli, Ranga Reddy District, represented by its Commissioner. 3. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad. 4. The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad represented by its Member Secretary. 5. The District Medical and Health Officer, Rangareddy District. 6. The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 7. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Environment, Forest, Science and Technology Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 8. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Medical and Health Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 9. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, represented by its Managing Director, Hyderabad. 10.The District Labour Officer, Hyderabad. 11.Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Labour and Employment, Secretariat, Hyderabad. ...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 an order, direction, or a writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to call for the records and remarks from the respondents herein in and connected to (i) dumping of garbage near Petitioner's colony namely Alwyn Colony, Miyapur and adjacent to National Highway leading to Mumbai by the authorities of Kukatpally and Serilingampally Municipalities and putting ﬁre to them, causing air pollution not only to the residents of the locality but also to motorists; (ii) contamination of drinking water supply line, as Manjeera Water Pumping Station is nearby the said dumping yard; (iii) causing health hazards to the residents on account of dumping of the garbage; (iv) action of the Municipal authorities on the representations of the Petitioner and local residents; and this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to pass appropriate orders directing the concerned authorities to mitigate the problems of residents in order to save the lives of people from the air and water pollution and to pass such other or further orders. Counsel for the petitioner : Taken-up Petition Counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2: Sri R. Ramachandra Reddy Counsel for respondent Nos.3,5,6,7,8,: Government Pleader for Municipal 10 and 11 Administration Counsel for respondent No.4 : None Counsel for respondent No.9 : None The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) Letter dated 28th March, 2007 was received by the Registry of this Court, wherein a grievance was ventilated with regard to dumping of garbage by Kukatpally and Serilingampally Municipalities near the residence of Sri D. Prasad, who had addressed the letter and near Manjeera pipeline. His grievance ventilated in the letter was treated as a writ petition by this Court and notices were issued to the concerned oﬃcials including the afore-stated two Municipalities. In pursuance of the notices issued by this Court, the respondents have appeared and it has been submitted before this Court that necessary action has been taken for the purpose of removal of the garbage which was being dumped by the afore-stated two Municipalities. Ultimately, an aﬃdavit has been ﬁled by the Additional Commissioner (Health and Sanitation), Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation stating that the garbage dumped near Manjeera pipeline has been cleared. In the circumstances, as the grievance ventilated in the letter, which was treated as a petition, has been redressed, this petition does not survive. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 5th September, 2008 R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. ……REGISTRAR To 1. The Commissioner, Kukatpally Municipality, Kukatpally, Ranga Reddy District. 2.The Commissioner, Serilingampally Municipality, Gachibowli, Ranga Reddy District. 3. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad. 4. The Member Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad. 5. The District Medical and Health Officer, Rangareddy District. 6. The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 7. The Principal Secretary, Environment, Forest, Science and Technology Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 8. The Principal Secretary, Medical and Health Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 9. The Managing Director, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Hyderabad. 10.The District Labour Officer, Hyderabad. 11. The Principal Secretary, Labour and Employment Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 12. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 13. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Medical & Health, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 14. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Forests & Environment, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 15. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Labour, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 16.Two CD copies. ARS