IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 21379 of 2008 Between: H.Srinivas ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) The grievance, which has been ventilated in the petition, is with regard to the encroachments made and the unauthorized construction put up on the panchayat land. Upon getting a copy of the petition, appropriate action has been taken by the District Panchayat Oﬃcer, Ranga Reddy District. Instructions have been given by the District Panchayat Secretary to take appropriate action immediately and if necessary with the help of S.I. of Police, Dundigal Police Station for stopping the unauthorized construction which is being put up on the panchayat land. A copy of the letter dated 26-9-2008 addressed by respondent No.3, namely, the District Panchayat Oﬃcer, Ranga Reddy District to the Panchayat Secretary/Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat, Pragathinagar, Quthubullapur, Ranga Reddy District has been kept on record by the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.3. In view of the fact that appropriate action is being taken for removal of the encroachments, in the circumstances, we see no reason to take further action in the matter. Needless to say that if the Government authorities do not take necessary action, it will be open to the petitioner to make an application for revival of this petition. Subject to the above observation, the petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. _____________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 29th September, 2008. GRR