IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 13268 of 2008 Between: P.Subrahmanyam S/o. Late Ganga Rao Nadukuduru Village, Karapa Mandal, E.G.District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Collector, East Godavari Distct. 2 Tahsildar, Karapa Mandal, East Godavari 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 to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in passing the impugned endorsement vide Ref(B)270.08, dt. 31.5.2008 as illegal, arbitrary, untenable, contrary to Article 14 & 21 of the Constitution of India, contrary to the provisions of A.P.Land, Water and Trees Act,2002 and consequently set aside the same and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.TUHIN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 13268 of 2008 Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. As against the impugned order dated 31.05.2008, which is termed as ‘endorsement’, passed by the 2nd respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Karapa Mandal, East Godavari District, rejecting the request made by the petitioner for grant of permission to supply drinking water to the South Central Railway from the Bore Well situated in Survey No. 142/2, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and admitted to by the learned counsel for the petitioner that an effective alternative remedy by way of appeal, under Section 43 of the A.P. Water, Land and Trees Act, 2002, is available to the petitioner, before the appellate authority concerned. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The petitioner may avail the alternative remedy of appeal available to him before the appellate authority concerned as against the impugned rejection order dated 31.05.2008 passed by the 2nd respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Karapa mandal, East Godavari District, and on such appeal being filed by the petitioner, the appellate authority concerned shall consider and dispose of the same, in accordance with law, and pass appropriate orders thereon, expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 25.06.2008 Nsr