IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE: G. YEHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION No. 2704 of 2004 Between: P.S. Jabbar ..Petitioner AND 1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by Principal Secretary, I.N.T.A. Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by Principal Secretary, General Administration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintendent Engineer, (T.B.P. & H.L.C.,), Tungabhadra Project and High Level Canals, Ananthapur. 4. The District Collector, Ananthapur District, Ananthapur. ..Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction(s) essentially in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents herein to release remaining 5 TMC water into the RABR for which they are entitled, by holding the action of the Respondents in not releasing 10 TMC water in PABR ever since it was built and releasing only 5 TMC instead of 10 TMC water as bad, illegal and unconstitutional. The Petition coming on for orders as to admission upon perusing the petition and affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. J. Sudheer, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the and of the Govt. Pleader for Irrigation on behalf of Respondents The Court made the following ORDER: We would like the respondents to place on record the factual position as regard the release of water from PABR. Respondents shall file a detailed affidavit giving full facts and figures. List after 3 weeks. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, I.N.T.A. Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, General Administration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintendent Engineer, (T.B.P. & H.L.C.,), Tungabhadra Project and High Level Canals, Ananthapur. 4. The District Collector, Ananthapur District, Ananthapur. (Addressees 1 to 4 by R.P.A.D) 5. Two CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Irrigation, High Court of A.P., Hyd(OUT) 6.Two spare copies. TKK HIGH COURT HC.J & DR.GYR.J DT.26-2-2004. ORDER W.P.No. 2704 of 2004 DIRECTION DRAFTED BY TKK DT.1-3-2004. HIGH COURT HC.J & DR.GYR.J DT.26-2-2004. Note : List after 3 weeks. ORDER W.P.No. 2704 of 2004 DIRECTION