HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18703 of 2010 Dated: 03-08-2010 Between: Gadipudi Venkata Rama Rao. … Petitioner And The District Collector, Guntur & others. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18703 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned the auction notice published in Eenadu daily newspaper on 30.07.2010, to conduct open auction on 5th of August 2010 for grant of fishery rights in respect of water sources, namely Ura Cheruvu tank and Gangaiah Kunta of Potluru Grampanchayat of Savalyapuram Mandal in Guntur District. In the earlier auction conducted for grant of fishery rights, the petitioner was granted lease for two years i.e. for fishing years 2008-09 and 2009-10. The fishing year 2009-10 has come to an end by 30th of June 2010. In this writ petition, it is the case of the petitioner that he made huge investment towards seedlings and also invested an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- to repair the tank- bund, but in view of early monsoon, he could not exploit the fish before 30th of June 2010. Even according to the petitioner, he was lessee only for a period of two years i.e. for the fishing years 2008-09 and 2009-10. The fishing year starts on 1st of July and ends on 30th of June of next year. In that view of the matter, when the lease itself is up to 30th June 2010, the petitioner has no right to seek for any extension. If any fishery wealth is available, he could have exploited the same before 30th of June 2010, but on the ground of early monsoon, petitioner cannot seek for extension of lease. In matters relating to grant of fishery rights, if there is any further delay in granting new lease for the fishing year 2010-11, it will hamper the interests of the Grampanchayat. In that view of the matter, I do not find any illegality in the auction notice issued by the respondents, for grant of fishery rights for the fishing year 2010-11 onwards. For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petition is devoid of merit and it is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 3rd August 2010 Note: Furnish C.C. by tomorrow. (b/o) ajr