THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9810 of 2003 Dated:19.11.2010 Between: Somidi Sambaiah. ….Petitioner And The Mandal Revenue Officer, Sangam Mandal, Warangal District, And others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9810 of 2003 ORDER: The petitioner is statedly the owner of land admeasuring Acs.2.15 guntas comprised in survey Nos.364 to 369 of Pallaruguda Village of Warangal District. He dug a bore well for irrigating the land. On a complaint given by the fourth respondent, the first respondent initiated proceedings, being No.B/1188/2003, dated 28.04.2003, for closure of the bore well and further directing the Mandal Revenue Inspector to seize the bore well. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. This Court admitted the writ petition on 20.05.2003 and passed orders suspending the impugned proceedings observing that the same was not preceded by a notice. Though the writ petition was admitted seven years ago, counter affidavit is not filed by any of the respondents. Therefore, applying the principle of non traverse, the writ petition is disposed of setting aside the impugned order and further giving liberty to the first respondent to issue notice to the petitioner as laid down by this Court in P.Narayana Reddy v Mandal Revenue Officer, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad[1], and take appropriate action. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 19.11.2010 vs [1] 2004 (6) ALD 653