THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 7796 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the owner of the land in Survey No.121 of Matamaplli Village, Penuur Mandal, Chittoor District. It is stated that the petitioner is irrigating his land through an existing borewell. Alleging that respondents 4 to 6 have dug a borewell within a distance of 5 feet from the existing borewell, the petitioner submitted a representation, dated 08.04.2009 to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Chittoor, 2nd respondent herein. This was followed by a lawyer’s notice on the next day itself. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 2nd respondent has not taken any steps so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Revenue and the learned counsel for respondents 4 to 6. Several allegations and counter allegations are made by the petitioner, on the one hand, and respondents 4 to 6 on the other. The fact remains that the petitioner has only made a general representation to the Revenue Divisional Officer. Under the A.P.Water, Land and Trees Act, 2002 (for short ‘the Act’), the Tahsildar (MRO) is conferred with the power to verify whenever any violations of the provisions of that Act take place. Unless the petitioner makes an application in the prescribed form, duly invoking the relevant provision, before the Tahsildar, Penumur, 3rd respondent herein, there would not be any occasion to decide the matter in terms of the Act. The representation made to the 2nd respondent is not referable to any provision of law. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to file an appropriate application before the concerned authority under the relevant provisions of law. As and when such application is made, the authorities shall take necessary steps within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt thereof, but duly issuing notice to the concerned parties. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 30.04.2009 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 7796 of 2009 Date: 30.04.2009 JSU