THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13129 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed with the prayer, which reads as under: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is hereby prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue any appropriate writ, order or direction preferably one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents herein in not providing houses to the petitioners as per the list of beneficiaries prepared by the respondents as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith allot houses to the petitioners in Madhurawada or in any other place under any Scheme in terms of the list of beneficiaries prepared by the respondents for providing houses.” During 2004-05, two lists, which contains the names of 166 and 73 beneficiaries respectively, were prepared by the fourth respondent - Tahsildar, Madhurawada Mandal, Visakhapatnam, for providing house-sites. The said beneficiaries were not provided house-sites, for want of sufficient land, as such, their names including the names of the petitioners were being considered for grant of construction of houses at Madhurawada Village, Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal, under VAMBAY Scheme 2004-05. The petitioners filed this Writ Petition complaining the inaction on the part of the respondents in not taking steps pursuant to the lists prepared under the said Scheme. When the matter is taken up, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents 1 to 4 produced before this Court a letter bearing Rc.No.976/2011 A, dated 18.08.2011, addressed by the fourth respondent, and stated that VAMBAY Scheme 2004-05 was already withdrawn and the contribution amount of Rs.10,000/-, which was paid through the demand drafts, were already returned to the respective persons by the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation. It is further stated that the Government introduced a special scheme called ‘JNNURM’ (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) subject to availability of land and Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) puts the said Scheme in force. It is also stated that for the purpose of selecting the beneficiaries under the said Scheme, the special staff of U.C.D., one of the wings of GVMC, will examine the eligibility and take steps. As much as VAMBAY Scheme 2004-05 introduced for providing house-sites to the beneficiaries, whose names were mentioned in the two lists, is not in force now, no direction can be issued as prayed for. However, as it is stated that a new scheme ‘JNNURM’ is started, if the petitioners submit their claims, I am sure, the respondents will look into the same and take appropriate steps. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 6th SEPTEMBER, 2011. kvni