IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 12220 of 2008 Between: Govind Bhara S/o. Bikiri Bhara Parishramika Cooperative Society Ltd., Registration NO. A- 362, Manikyapuram Village, Kaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District. 2 The Government of Andrha Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner and Director Fisheries Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad. 4 The Deputy Director, Fisheries, Srikakulam District. 5 The Tahasildar, Sompeta, Srikakulam District. ...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 appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representations of the petitioner dt. 26-5- 2008 and consequently direct the respondents not to finalise Thermal Vidyut Project at Rishikudda and Gollagandi bela and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.L.PANDU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the writ petition is taken up for hearing at the admission stage itself. The petitioner claims to be the president of Ramakrishna Inland Matchya Parishramika Cooperative Society Limited, Srikakulam District. He filed this writ petition seeking stay of Thermal Vidyut Project at Rishikudda and Gollagandi Bela Tampara on the ground that the 5th respondent has granted lease in favour of the petitioner society till 2010 and if the project is established, the petitioner society would be made away with the fishing rights and its 250 members and their families would be put to starvation. In this connection, it is stated that they have also made representations to the respondents on 11.2.2008, 21.3.2008 and 26.5.2008, in vein and in the meanwhile the authorities are trying to dispossess them and hence this writ petition seeking consideration of their representations. On 13.6.2008, this Court ordered notice and the matter was adjourned twice. Today, the learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that the lease granted in favour of the petitioner society subsists till 2010 and that since the petitioner society has already represented their cause, appropriate directions may be issued to the District Collector to consider their representations, to which the learned counsel for the petitioner agreed. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent - District Collector to consider the representation of the petitioner society and till such time the petitioners shall not be dispossessed. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.24.6.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner and Director Fisheries Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad. 4 The Deputy Director, Fisheries, Srikakulam District. 5 The Tahasildar, Sompeta, Srikakulam District. 6 2CCs to Govt.Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyd. 7 2CD copies