HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.2368 of 2008 Date: November 4, 2011 Between: R.Viswantha Reddy, S/o.R.Nanja Reddy and others … Petitioners And Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad and others … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed seeking mandamus declaring the action of respondents 1 to 6 herein in trying to dig Hundri-Neeva Sujala Sravanti Canal at Dandapalle, Nagireddipalle and Vemanapalle villages in Gangavaram Mandal, Chittoor District through Sy.Nos.608, 616, 653, 655, 660, 661, 665, 666, 667, 673, 862, 864, 865, 868, 871, 876, 882 and 930 of Dandepalli village instead of Sy.Nos.780, 708, 710, 771, 778, 906, 849, 853 and 894 of the said village as illegal and arbitrary. In the counter-affidavit filed by Executive Engineer, AVR HNSS Division-11, Kadiri, Anantapur District, the 3rd respondent herein, it is stated that original alignment of Punganur Branch canal from Km 214.50 to Km 217.00 was aligned to run in the village limits of Dandapalli Revenue village, i.e. in Sy.Nos. 608, 616, 653, 655, 660, 661, 665, 666, 667, 673, 862, 864, 865, 868, 871, 876, 882 and 930, but while demarcation was being made in the above reach, ryoths raised objection not to excavate the canal in their lands and in order to complete the work as per schedule, alternative alignment has been planned as per which the said canal is running through various other survey nos., instead of those which are claimed by the petitioners. In view of the same, learned counsel for petitioners requests that the writ petition be disposed of recording the said statement made by the 3rd respondent in the counter- affidavit. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of placing on record the statement made by the 3rd respondent in the counter-affidavit to the effect that the canal in question is running through other survey numbers instead of those which are claimed by the petitioners. No costs. ______________________ (R.SUBHASH REDDY, J) November 4, 2011 MRR