IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO.91 OF 2011 DATED:06.4.2011 Between: Chekuri Harshavardhan and another … Appellants And The Gram Panchayat Ellendulapadu, rep. by Panchayat Secretary Illendulapadu Village, Madira Mandal Khammam District and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO.91 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) The respondent – Gram Panchayat appears to have taken a decision to allow the operation of poultry farms at a distance of half a kilometer away from the residential locality which had become imperative to save the villagers from the diseases like headache, motions and asthma as is evident from the notice impugned before the writ Court. Being aggrieved, a writ petition was filed on the ground that it is the M.L.A. who has prevailed upon the Gram Panchayat in taking the decision aforementioned. We have gone through the notice wherein admittedly we find that the M.L.A. has played a role but there is no denying that half a kilometer has been prescribed for all the poultry farms and not for the appellants – writ petitioners alone. It is like a policy which aims at the welfare of the villagers. It is seen that the learned counsel for the petitioners had sought a reasonable time for shifting of the poultry farm and a statement was made that the petitioners had procured an alternative site which is away from the residential area and the request so made was conceded to and a period of three months was granted to the petitioners for shifting of the poultry farm which period was over by 20.3.2011, yet this Writ Appeal, notwithstanding the fact that the petitioners have availed of the benefit of the judgment. Be that as it may, we find that the purpose sought to be achieved by shifting of the poultry farms is laudable and in the public interest therefore not a case for interference. Nonetheless, in case the appellants have any grievance in respect of distance, nothing prevents them to approach the appropriate forum. Dismissed. VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 06-4-2011 B. Narsinga Rao