IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 21925 of 2008 Between: The Fishermen Cooperative Society, Penchikal Dinne, Rep. byits President Y. Narsaiah, S/o. Venkaiah, Aged about 58 Years, R/o. Penchikal Dinne, Nereducherla Mandal, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Director of Fisheries, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 2 The Assistant Director of Fisheries, Suryapet, Nalgonda District. 3 The Fisheries Development Officer, Tummadam, Nalgonda 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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the notice of the 3rd Respondent vide Notice No.3/Lease/2008-09 dated 11-09-2008 as bad, arbitrary and contrary to G.O. Ms. No. 776, dated 31-12-1990 and also offends Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MS. M. VIDYAVATHI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR FISHERIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 21925 of 2008 Order: While the first respondent (the Deputy Director of Fisheries), vide proceedings dated 10.09.2008, had granted the petitioner-Society time to pay the lease amount for the year 2008-09 till 30.11.2008, the third respondent (the Fisheries Development Officer) had, by proceedings dated 11.09.2008, directed the petitioner to pay Rs.2,48,296/- on or before 03.10.2008. The petitioner’s grievance, in short, is that since they have been granted time by the first respondent till 30.11.2008 to make payment of the lease amount for the year 2008-09, the impugned notice dated 11.09.2008 reducing the period for payment only till 03.10.2008 is arbitrary and illegal. This Court, by order dated 30.09.2008, granted interim stay of all further proceedings on condition that the petitioner deposits an amount of Rs.1,30,000/- on or before 25.10.2008. Heard Smt. M. Vidyavathi, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Government Pleader for Fisheries. The controversy in this writ petition is as to the date by which the amount due by the petitioner is liable to be paid. Even if the first respondent’s order dated 10.09.2008 were to be taken as the basis, the petitioner is required to pay the amounts due by 30.11.2008 i.e., ten days hence. It would suffice, therefore, if the writ petition itself is disposed of permitting the petitioner to pay the entire amounts due by them by 30.11.2008. The impugned order calling upon them to make payment by 03.10.2008 is set aside and the petitioner-Society is granted time till 30.11.2008 to make payment of the amounts due and payable by them. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. No costs. __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. Date: 19.11.2008 Nsr