IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY 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 : 9565 of 1997 Between: 1 G. BALA RAJU S/o Nagulanna, Ex-Sarpanch G. BALA RAJU, r/o. Thurupupalli Hari janawada H/s. Vandadi Chinnamondam (M) Cuddapah District 2 ANDEY NARAYANA S/o Appana ANDEY NARAYANA r/o.Kadirivaripalli H/o.Vandadi (V) Chinamondem (M) Cuddapah District 3 Settipalli Nagaiah S/o Uttanna Settipalli Nagaiah R/o. Chinnanarasupupalli h/o.P.Kona Village, Chinamondem (M) Cuddapah District 4 Shaik Anwar Basha S/o.Gaffar Shaik Anwar Basha Thurupupalli H/o.Vandadi Village, Chinamondem (M) Cuddapah District 5 Shaik Haroon Basha S/o. Syed Sahab Shaik Haroon Basha Thurupupalli H/o.Vandadi chinamondem (M) Cuddapah District 6 Shaik Anwar Basha S/o. Iman Shaik Anwar Basha r/o.Upparapalli H/o.Vandadi chinamondem (M) Cuddapah District 7 Vandadi Surendranath S/o. Ramaiah Vandadi Surendranath R/o.Thurupupalli H/o.Vandadi, Chinamondem (M) Cuddapah District 8 Peddaveeti Venkata Ramana S/o.Gangulaiah Peddaveeti Venkata Ramana R/o.Thurupupalli H/o.vandadi Village, Chinamondem (M) Cuddapah District 9 Agrola Reddiaha S/o. Gangulu Agrola Reddiaha R/o.Thurupuipalli H/o. Vandadi, chinamondem (M) Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Secretary to Government , Housing (RH) Department Govt of A.P.., Secretatiat Hyderabad 2 The District Collector-cum-Executive Director A.P.State Housing Corporation Ltd., Cuddapah 3 The district Manager A.P.State Housing Corporation Cuddapah .....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 more particularly Writ of Mandamus selecting 350 beneficiaries for providing houses under Weaker Section Housing Programme as per G.O.Ms.No.87 Dt.24-10-1996 of the 1st Respondent for the year 1996-97 vide proceedings of the 2nd Respondent issued in R.C.No.5430/PPH/96-97/H Dt.25-1-1997 and R.C.No.6303/PVP/96-97/H Dt.13-2-1997 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents herein to select the eligible beneficiaries basing on the income order and other eligibility criteria; For the Petitioner: MR.D.SUDARSHAN REDDY For the Respondent No.: G.P.for Housing Board. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER (per Hon’ble The Chief Justice) The writ petition is closed in view of the disposal of W.P.No. 4398 of 1997 by order dated 05-07-2004. _________________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J., ______________ G. ROHINI, J., Dated: 5-7-2004 Kvrk/Bsc To 1 The Secretary to Government , Housing (RH) Department Govt of A.P.., Secretatiat Hyderabad 2 The District Collector-cum-Executive Director A.P.State Housing Corporation Ltd., Cuddapah 3 The District Manager, A.P.State Housing Corporation, Cuddapah 4. Two CCs to G.P. for Housing Board 5. Two CD copies