IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 17286 of 2004 Between: Sri Saraswati Swayam Sahayaka Sangam, Pendlimarri Village, Kalasapadu Mandal, Kadapa District. Rep. by its Group Leader Smt. Nagi Reddy Savithri W/o. Venkata Subba Reddy, Aged about 32 Years, R/o. Pendlimarri Village, Pittigunta Post, Kalasapadu Mandal, Kadapa District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 District Collector, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 2 Joint Collector, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 3 Mandal Revenue Officer, Kalasapadu Mandal, Kadapa District. 4 Fair Price Shop Dealer, Pendlimarri Grama Panchayat, Kalasapadu Mandal, Kadapa 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 a writ direction or order one more particularly in the nature of the Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 1st Respondent to act upon the representation submitted by the Petitioner on 09-08-2004 for release of rice for implementing the Mid-Day Meal Programme in Mandal Parishad, Elementary School, Pendlimarri Village, Kalasapadu Mandal, Kadapa district as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and in violation of the guide lines framed by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.94, Education (SE- Prog.1) Department, dated 25-11-2003 and consequently direct the Respondent 1 to 4 to supply rice to the Petitioner for implementing the Mid-Day Meal Programme in the above said School. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.VENKATA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioner-sangam was appointed as implementing agency, for supply of midday meals to the children of Mandal Parishad Elementary School, Pendlimarri Village, Kalasapadu Mandal, Kadapa District. It is the case of the petitioner that without any order being passed, respondents stopped supplying rice for enabling it to supply food to the students of the said school. Complaining the same, petitioner already made a representation to the first respondent, who is the competent authority, on 09-08-2004, to release funds for the said purpose. 2. In view of the same, first respondent is hereby directed to dispose of the representation said to have been made by the petitioner within a period of four weeks form the date of receipt of a copy of this order and pass appropriate orders. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J September 24, 2004 MRR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To: 1 District Collector, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 2 Joint Collector, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 3 Mandal Revenue Officer, Kalasapadu Mandal, Kadapa District. 4 Two C.C.s to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two C.D. Copies.