THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.531 of 2008 Date: 30.01.2008 Between: The Andhra Pradesh Ambedkar Yojana Sangam … Petitioner AND Government of Andhra Pradesh and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.531 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the proposals for construction of railway flyover under “e-CTN No.3385/EE/TEC/DEE/RSW/AEE-1/2001, dated 07.12.2007 in the Village of Kazipet of Karimnagar District by removal of the statue of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar as illegal and arbitrary. This writ petition was moved as a house motion on 15.01.2008. This Court while giving notice before admission, passed the following order: “Learned Government Pleader for Transport, Road and Buildings takes notice for the respondents and seeks two weeks’ time for filing counter affidavit. Post on 30.01.2008. In the meantime the respondents may go on with the flyover work without disturbing the Ambedkar Statue.” Sri P.Rajeshwar Reddy, Superintending Engineer (R&B) Circle, Karimnagar - respondent No.3, filed counter affidavit. Paragraph 4 of the counter affidavit is apt to be reproduced hereinbelow: “It is submitted that the allegation of the Writ Petitioner that the construction of ROB at point of L.C No.21 is effecting for removal of statue of the national leader Dr.Ambedkar in the locality of Jammikunta town is absolutely incorrect. It is submitted that the ROB construction is being done at the point, without disturbing the statue of the great leader Dr.Ambedkar and proposals have also been given by the Railway Authorities and R&B Department without effecting the said statue and as such the plea of the writ petitioner is absolutely false.” After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings and after perusing the averments in the counter affidavit, I am of the view that the apprehension expressed by the petitioner that the proposed construction of Railway over bridge may result in removal/disturbance of the statue of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar is not well founded. From the above reproduced paragraph of the counter affidavit, it is clear that the construction of railway over bridge above 2 meters height of the existing statue does not in any manner either cause dislocation of the statue or detriment to the interests of the petitioner or public at large. For the aforementioned reasons, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, WPMP.No.595 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 30th JANUARY, 2008 kvni