HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MADAN B.LOKUR AND HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO.912 OF 2010 Dt: 02-12-2011 Between: Karana Venkoba Rao …Appellant AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, I & CA Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MADAN B.LOKUR AND HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO.912 OF 2010 JUDGMENT: (PER HON’BLE T HE CHIEF JUST ICE SHRI Madan B.Lokur) The appellant is aggrieved by an order dated 08.03.2010 passed by a learned single Judge in Writ Petition No.5170 of 2010. 2. The appellant is the owner of the land in Survey Nos.363 and 364 of P.C. Pyapili Village, Vajra Karur Mandal, Anantapur District. According to him, he owns land to the extent of Ac.3.00 and that was rendered useless because of extra water having been sent through the canal on Handri Niva Sujala Sravanthi Project. According to him, there was negligence of the canal contractor in this regard. Learned counsel for the appellant has drawn our attention to a report dated 02.07.2009 of the Tahsildar, wherein it is mentioned that the damage was caused due to the negligence of the canal contractor and the extent of damage is about Rs.1,50,000/-. 3. The writ petition was ﬁled on the above basis by the appellant for payment of the compensation and for other reliefs. 4. The learned single Judge came to the conclusion that the appellant has raised disputed questions of fact, viz., whether there is damage to the crop as a result of poor construction of the canal by the contractor; and whether it is the contractor or the Government who are liable to pay compensation and also the quantum of compensation. 5. We are in agreement with the learned single Judge that since questions of fact which will need adjudication by recording of evidence are involved in this case, a writ petition is not an appropriate remedy. 6. The learned single Judge has left it open to the appellant to approach the Civil Court for an appropriate relief. We do not disturb the observation of the learned single Judge. 7. The Writ Appeal is dismissed. Interim applications are also dismissed. ( MADAN B.LOKUR, CJ ) ( SANJAY KUMAR, J ) Dt.02.12.2012. VGSR/TNB