IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 20572 of 2008 Between: 1 J. Rama Rao, S/o. Chenchaiah, R/O. Toorupupalem Village, Kondapuram Mandal, Nellore District. 2 Mamillapalli Brahmaiah, S/o. Papaiah, R/o. Parlapalli Village, Kondapuram Mandal, Nellore District. 3 Shaik Hazarat, S/o. Khasim, R/o. Chintaladevi Village, Kondapuram Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Irrigation & Command Area Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Secretary, Agricultural & Cooperation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 Chief Engineer, Somasila Project, Somasila Project Office Complex, Srikalahasthi, Chittoor District. 4 Superintending Engineer, Somasila Project, Somasila Project Office Complex, Besides TTD Kalyana Mandapam, Trunk Road, Nellore. 5 Executive Engineer, Somasila North Canal, Somasila Project Office Complex, Atmakur, Nellore District. 6 Sri D. Ramachandra Reddy, Deputy Executive Engineer, Somasila North Canal, Somasila Project Office Complex, Atmakur, Nellore District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue any appropriate Writ, Order or direction preferably a Writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the oﬃcial respondents in not initiating any action on the representations of the petitioners and others who are similarly situated as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith take immediate action on the representations submitted by the petitioners and direct them to provide water for irrigation and also for drinking purpose through Somasila north canal to the area of Kondapuram Mandal, Nellore District and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.T.RAJENDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not initiating any action on the representations of the petitioners and others, who are similarly situated, as arbitrary and illegal. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation appearing for the respondents and having regard to the nature of the controversy involved in the writ petition, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the third respondent to consider the representations of the petitioners dated 2.08.2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ____________ (G. Rohini, J.) 22nd September, 2008 Note: C.C. in 3 days. (B/o) Js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Irrigation & Command Area Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Secretary, Agricultural & Cooperation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 Chief Engineer, Somasila Project, Somasila Project Office Complex, Srikalahasthi, Chittoor District. 4 Superintending Engineer, Somasila Project, Somasila Project Office Complex, Besides TTD Kalyana Mandapam, Trunk Road, Nellore. 5 Executive Engineer, Somasila North Canal, Somasila Project Office Complex, Atmakur, Nellore District. 6 2 CCs to G.P. for Irrigation and CAD, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad.(OUT) 7 2 CD copies.