THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No.23214 of 2009 Date : 3-11-2009 Between : K.Penchalaiah s/o.Penchalaiah .. Petitioner And The Assistant Director of Fisheries, Gudur, Nellore District and another .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No.23214 of 2009 ORDER: 1. The Assistant Government Pleader for Fisheries had taken notice on 29-10-2009 and requested time to get instructions. Thus the matter is coming up for admission today. 2. The Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus declaring the illegal action of the 2nd respondent in granting licenses for catching fish in Somasila Reservoir to the persons belonging to the State of Tamil Nadu basing on their false and fictitious residential certificates submitted by them which is to the knowledge of the 2nd respondent by denying the licenses to the local fishermen who have been conducting fishing in reservoir since many years as illegal, arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to grant licenses to the eligible local fishermen and to pass such other suitable orders. 3. It is stated that the petitioner is a fisherman by profession and eking his livelihood by catching fish in the Somasila Reservoir by obtaining licence every year for catching the fish from the respondents. It is further stated that the Government of Andhra Pradesh had issued G.O.Ms.No.776, Food and Agriculture (Fish-II) Department, dated 31- 12-1990 regarding allotment of fishery rights in the water resources of the State. It is also stated that the fishermen of Somasila reservoir submitted representation dated 30-9-2009 for the purpose of taking appropriate action for issuance of licences to local fishermen. 4. The main grievance of the petitioner is that several persons belonging to State of Tamil Nadu, on the basis of false and fictitious residential certificates are obtaining licenses. 5. However, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Fisheries states that no person of Tamil Nadu origin at present is present in the locality and even otherwise the respondents on thorough verification only are issuing licences to bona fide fishermen. 6. The said statement of learned Assistant Government Pleader for Fisheries is recorded and this Court also does hope that such verification would be made in proper perspective by the respondents. 7. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________________ Justice P.S. Narayana Date : 3-11-2009 AM