IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 4157 of 2002 Between: 1 Kalluri Nadipi Penchaliah, S/o.Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 2 Chukka Pedda Venkataiah, S/o. Venkataiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 3 Chukka Venkateswarlu, S/o. Pedda Venkataiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 4 Chukka Chinna Venkataiah, S/o. Venkataiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 5 Settinaboina Penchalaiah, S/o. Pedda Penchalai9ah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 6 Settinaboina Pullaiah, S/o. Pedda Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 7 Kukkala Kondaiah, S/o. Ankaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 8 Yegu Papaiah, S/o. Tirupalu, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 9 Yegu Pedda Pullaiah, S/o. Tirupalu, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 10 Chapala Kondaiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 11 Chapala Sambaiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 12 Chapala Krishnaiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 13 Yegu Pedda Kondaiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 14 Yedu Kondaiah, S/o. Pedda Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 15 Yegu Sambaiah, S/o. Pedda Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 16 Chapala Sivaiah, s/o. Sambaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 17 Eturu Subbarayudu, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 18 Kalluri Prasad, S/o. Chinna Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 19 Kalluri Chinna Penchaliah, S/o. Ramaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 20 Yegu Andakiah, S/o. Cinna Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 21 Yegu Chinna Kondiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 22 Baddala Krishnaiah, S/o. Papaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 23 baddala Pullaiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 24 Baddala Kondaiah, S/o. Pullaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 25 Baddala Sambaiah, S/o. Pullaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 26 Chinthakuyala Narasimhulu, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 27 Sannapureddi Venkateswarlu, S/o. Rosaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 28 Bommana Malleam Kondaiah, S/o. Ankaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 29 Bommana mallaiah, S/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 30 Bommana Naraiah, S/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 31 Bommana Kondalarao, S/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 32 Bommana Rajaiah, S/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 33 Bommana Ramanaiah, S/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 34 Bommana Ankaiah, S/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 35 Settinaboina Ankaiah, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 36 Settinaboina Thirupalu, S/o. Chinna Naraiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 37 Settinaboina Kondaiah, S/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 38 Gattupalle Malleswaraiah, S/o. Chinna Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 39 Settinaboina Penchalaiah, S/o. Pedda Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 40 Settinaboina Pedda Narasimhulu, S/o. Pedda Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 41 Settinaboina Penchalaiah, S/o. Pedda Narasimhulu @ Venkataiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 42 Pullam Babu, S/o. Balavemaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 43 Bommana Ramanaiah, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 44 Settinaboina Chinna Narasimhulu, S/o. Pedda Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 45 Chapala Ramanaiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 46 Yegu Kondaiah, S/o. Thirupalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 47 Hussain Sab, s/o. Badulla, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 48 Bommana Rathnaiah, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 49 Kalluru Polaiah, S/o. chinna Penchaliaha, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 50 Kalluru Narasimhulu, S/o. Chinna Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 51 Yegu Kondaiah, S/o. Chinna Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 52 Guduru Narasimhulu, S/o. Chinna Pottaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 53 Guduru Narasimhulu, S/o. Guduru Sunkaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 54 Pallam Narasimhulu, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 55 Pallam Chinna Thellaiah, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 56 Guduru Narasimhulu, S/o. Narasaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 57 Guduru Chinna Narasimhulu, s/o. Narasaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 58 Yegu Kondaiah, S/o. Pedda Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 59 Settinaboina Kondamma, W/o. Late Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 60 Chinthakayala narasimhulu, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 61 Thupakula Seenu, S/o. Ramaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 62 Yeturu Narasimhulu, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 63 Chappidi Narayana, S/o. Guraiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. 64 Yegu Bujjaiah, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Rajupalem Village, H/o. Obulam, Gopavarm Mandal, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Irrigation and CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, Telugu Ganga Praject, Srikalahasthi, Chittoor District. 3 The Special Deputy Collector (L.A), Telugu Ganga Praject, Atmakur, Nallore District. 4 The District Collector, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 5 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampet, Cuddapah District. 6 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Rajampet, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah 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 Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent for not estimating the values and submitting a report to the Government relating to the petitioner structures, situated in Sy.Nos. 1440 and 1443 of Rajupalem Village Y/O. Obulam Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District which are being submerged under the foreshore water contour level 300 mts of Somasila Reservoir in Cudapah District as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of Article 14, 19(1) (g), 21 and 300-A of the constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR. Y.VENKATASATYAM Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.4157 OF 2002 ORDER : It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and therefore no further adjudication is necessary. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 18.11.2008 gbs