HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.17673 OF 2007 Between: Water Users Association of Nallacheruvu, Rep. By its president B.Ilaiah. …. Petitioner and The Chief Engineer and another …. Respondents This court made the following: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETTION No.17673 OF 2007 ORDER: The Water Users Association of Nallacheruvu, have filed the present writ petition, wherein they have prayed the directions be issued to the respondents to provide Sluice on 4L-DBM-3I Canal to have a perennial source to fill up the Nallacheruvu, Puligilla Tank at the expense of the rights of the tail end localized ayacutdars. It is the case of the petitioner that in case the aforementioned Sluice Canal is provided, then they will be greatly benefited as far as the irrigation to the lands is concerned and the drinking water would also be provided to the petitioner’s association. Counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the 4th respondent, wherein it has been stated that the entire matter has been gone into and that the request of the petitioners have been considered, but it is not possible for the respondents to accede to the request of the petitioner as it is not feasible being contrary to the canal system and design. It has been further averred that the construction of the Sluice 4L.DBM-31 Canal would be against the thousands of farmers localized under Sriram Sagar Project Canal command, which would deprive them of the water allocated. In view of the counter filed on behalf of respondent No.4 and in view of the fact that providing of Sluice 4L-DBM-31 Canal is against the interests of the farmers and is not feasible, therefore, I find no merit in the writ petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J 30th November 2010 lmv