IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 19570 of 2003 Between: Errabati Sunkanna, S/o Errabati Dubanna, Aged 35 years, Pulakurthy village, Kodumur Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The District Collector, Kurnool (Civil Supplies Wing). 2 . The Executive Engineer, T.B.P. (Thunga Badra Project) L.L.C. (Low Level Canal), Adoni Division, Adoni, Kurnool Dist. 3. The Deputy Executive Engineer, Thunga Badra Project, Low Level Canal, Kodumuru Sub-Division, Kodumuru, Kurnool District. 4. Assistant Executive Engineer, Thunga Badra Project, Low Level Canal, Kodumuru Section, Kodumuru, Kurnool District. 5. R. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Water Works Association President (Pullakurthy-39), R/o. Pullakurthy Village, C Belgal (via) Kodumur Mandal, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 action of the respondents, in not releasing the balance of 34.221 tons of food for work rice to the Coolies even after one and half of year of completion of work as illegal, arbitrary and against to the very spirit of food for work programme. For the Petitioner: MR.K.JANAKIRAMI REDDY, Advocate For the Respondent No.: .Govt pleader for Civil Supplies. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) This petition by Errabati Sunkanna of Palakurthy village, Kodumur Mandal, Kurnool District is filed as a public interest litigation questioning the act of the respondents in not releasing the balance of food for work programme rice to coolies even after one and half year of completion of the work. The petition was instituted on 3-9-2003. The learned counsel for the respondents states that as per his instructions from the Collector and District Magistrate, Kurnool and the Executive Engineer, Tungabhadra Project, Adoni, for the execution of two works, 26.971 MT and 35.22 MT rice was allotted. As against the first work, 8 MT and against the second work 20 MT rice was released and a balance of 34.191 MT rice was to be distributed. It is stated that due to shortage of rice, the total quantity was not sanctioned earlier and now the balance quantity has been released by proceedings dated 20-2-2004. In view of the fact that after the filing of the writ petition, the balance quantity of rice has already been released, no further directions are required to be issued in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 1 The District Collector, Kurnool (Civil Supplies Wing). 2 The Executive Engineer, T.B.P. (Thunga Badra Project) L.L.C. (Low Level Canal), Adoni Division, Adoni, Kurnool Dist. 3 The Deputy Executive Engineer, Thunga Badra Project, Low Level Canal, Kodumuru, Sub-Division, Kodumuru, Kurnool District. 4 Assistant Executive Engineer, Thunga Badra Project, Low Level Canal, Kodumur Section, Kodumuru, Kurnool District. 5. One C.C. to the G.P. for Civil Supplies High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 6. 2 CD copies. tvr