THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO :12258 of 2008 DATED 16-12-2009 Between: Duggirala Veeraswamy & 3 others. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Collector & Chairperson of the District Level Committee, Chilakalapudi, Machilipatnam, Krishna District & 7 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Writ Petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in regularizing the lands of the respondents 5 to 8 as fish tanks by proceedings No.1846/C/2007, dated 28-05-2008, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. While admitting the Writ Petition, this Court directed the unofficial respondents 5 to 8 not to carry any activity to establish fresh water fish farms. Now, a vacate stay petition is filed by the unofficial respondents 5 to 8 and official respondents 1, 2 and 4. 3. According to the counter filed by the official respondents 1, 2 and 4, after considering the representation made by the respondents 5 to 8 and after conducting a detailed enquiry as per the provisions of law, permission was issued as per the provisions stipulated in G.O.Ms.No.83, dated 12-09-2007, for regularization of the fish tanks excavated by the respondents 5 to 8. Moreover, the District Level Committee after elaborate discussions opined that the tanks were excavated during the year, 2004 and therefore permission may be granted for aqua culture and in fact, the respondents 5 to 8 are carrying on the seedling and fishing operations in the said tanks uninterruptedly. 4. The unofficial respondents 5 to 8 also have stated that after getting due permission the tanks were excavated and the Fishing department also permitted them to carry on aqua culture after looking into all the aspects and the provisions of law, however, the interim stay granted on 13-08-2008 is causing much inconvenience to them and the petitioners are taking advantage of the same. 5. Be that as it may, according to the 1st petitioner, he has filed a detailed representation before the official respondents on 11-02- 2008 complaining as to the damage caused to his fields and therefore, requested them not to allow or regularize the aqua culture being carried on by the respondents 5 to 8. Under those circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, the official respondents are directed to consider the said representation, purported to have been filed by the petitioner on 11-02-2008, as per law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after issuing notice to all the parties concerned and pass appropriate orders. However, pending consideration of the representation filed by the petitioner, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. 6. Accordingly, Writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ C.V.RAMULU,J 16th December, 2009. Tsy