IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21637 of 2010 BETWEEN Mareddy Sanjeeva Reddy. ... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Krishna District and another. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. B. PARAMESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: ORDER: In this writ petition, petitioner seeks directions by way of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not taking action on his representation dated 31.08.2009 as illegal and arbitrary and issue direction to the respondents to take steps for removal of unauthorized encroachments by third parties on the road, which leads to the land of the petitioner. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that he is the owner of agricultural land admeasuring Ac.2.08 cents in Sy.Nos.46/1, 46/4 and 46/5 situated at Arangipadu Village, Totlavlluru Mandal, Krishna District having purchased the same by registered sale deed in the year 1999. It is stated that there is a cement road passing through the Zilla Parishad main road to reach the land of the petitioner and in between the cement road and the land of the petitioner, encroachments have come up and there is no way to reach to his land. As such, the petitioner made representations to the respondents but no action is being taken. The petitioner filed a representation dated 31.08.2009 to the District Collector and in the said representation he also mentioned that encroachments have come up on the cement road of the gram panchayat, which leads to the land of the petitioner. There is also an endorsement made by the District Collector forwarding the said representation to the Mandal Revenue Officer. 3. When the matter is taken up, based on the written instructions, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that the said road is constructed by the gram panchayat and either for removal of encroachments or to construct a new road, it is for the gram panchayat to take action but not the respondents herein. Even according to the petitioner, the cement road vests with the gram panchayat. 4. In that view of the matter, when the roads vests with the gram panchayat, it is for the petitioner to approach the concerned authority under the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Act. As much as the petitioner did not make any representation to the gram panchayat authorities, I deem it appropriate to permit the petitioner to file an appropriate representation before the concerned Divisional Panchayat Officer for redressal of his grievance. I am sure, if any such representation is made, the said authorities will look into the grievance of the petitioner and consider the same. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J August 31, 2010 DSK