HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 11458 of 2007 Dated 25th June 2007 Between: Boddikurapadu Water Users Association. …Petitioner and The Executive Engineer and others. …Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 11458 of 2007 O R D E R: The petitioner is a Water Users’ Association of an irrigation tank of Boddikurapadu Village, Tallur Mandal, Prakasam District. Works relating to restoration of sluice No.2 for that tank was sanctioned by the competent authority. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents have invited tenders for repairs to the tank, without entrusting the work of restoration of sluice to it, in accordance with Rule 19 of the A.P.Farmers Organisation Rules, 1997. The Writ Petition came up ‘for admission’ on 05.06.2007. Time was granted to the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation to obtain instructions. It is represented that the tenders cover the works of repairs to various tanks, but not the one of restoration of sluice to the tank in question. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation. Even according to the petitioner, the work relating to restoration of sluice is not the subject matter of tender notification. It relates to some other work, even in respect to the tank of the Village. It is specifically represented before this Court, on behalf of the respondents, that the work of restoration of sluice, if valid, at a cost of Rs.5,00,000/-, would be entrusted to the petitioner alone, as per G.O.Ms.No.68, Irrigation Department, dated 13.06.2005. Taking the representation made on behalf of the respondents on record, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the work of restoration of sluice to the irrigation tank of Boddikurapadu Village, Tallur Mandal, Prakasam District shall be entrusted to the petitioner only, in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.68, dated 13.06.2005, as an when the work is taken up. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 25.06.2007 Note: Issue C.C. in two (2) days. (B/o) JSU