THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.20063 of 2002 ORDER: The petitioners are the employees of Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation, 1st respondent herein. Way back in the year 1955, the Government of India evolved a scheme of funding the municipalities, to acquire land for the purpose of providing house sites to the low income groups. The Government of A.P., in turn, issued G.O.Ms.No.1492, dated 03.10.1955, allotting Rs.2.3 lakhs to Rajahmundry Municipality. Accordingly, certain extent of land was acquired by utilizing the said funds. The Government issued G.O.Ms.No.1834, dated 16.10.1957, reserving 25% of such land for municipal employees. The petitioners state that on a request made by them, plots were allotted from out of the vacant land, but the price was fixed at exorbitant rates. They contend that the very object of funding the municipalities was to ensure that the house sites are provided, on ‘no loss no profit’ basis, and the cost of the land, when it was acquired, did not exceed about Rs.2.00 per square yard, including development charges. They feel aggrieved by the communication, dated 10.06.2002, through which the 1st respondent informed the petitioners that the cost of a plot of 266 square yards would be Rs.3,68,000/-. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. In effect, the petitioners want this Court to fix the price of the plots said to have been allotted to them. Basically the scheme itself was evolved for the purpose of providing house sites to the low income groups within the municipalities. The municipal employees obviously do not fit into that category. The circumstances, under which 25% of the plots were reserved in favour of the municipal employees are not immediately before this Court. So is the case with the pricing pattern of the plots. This Court cannot sit as an appellate authority in the matter of fixation of price of the plots, particularly when they are put to a different use. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________ 01.12.2008 JSU THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.20063 of 2002 Date: 01.12.2008 JSU