THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.2042 OF 2009 23rd December, 2010. Between: N.NARAYANA RAO .. PETITIONER AND UNION OF INDIA. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF STEELS, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI AND OTHERS .. RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.2042 OF 2009 O R D E R: (PER THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU) 1. An area of 21,592 acres of land at various villages around Gajuwaka came to be acquired by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for establishment of a steel plant, now known as “Visakhapatnam Steel Plant”. A portion out of the acquired land has been allotted for establishment of a medical college, for Gangavaram port against which the petitioner has registered the grouse alleging that the allotment is against the public interest and alleges further that the government lacks power to allocate the land for any other purpose. These contentions have been dealt with by the respondents in their counters rebutting that the allotment to Gangavaram Port is a clandestine deal and have contended that the allotment was made after due deliberations by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Union of India and the respondent 2 and that the decision taken was approved by the cabinet and was given effect to by execution of registered exchange deeds between the Government of India and Andhra Pradesh Government on the terms and conditions stipulated therein, which are adhered to in letter and spirit. Going by the actual facts, the allegations levelled by the petitioner are absolutely unfounded. 2. Regarding allocation of land for Medical college proposed, it is contended that a fullfledged and well equipped 160 bedded hospital with most of the specializations for the benefit of the employees and their family members has already come up by an expenditure of Rs.8.63 crores and the hospital is known as Visakha Steel General Hospital. It is also averred that the hospital takes care of a township with a population of more than 40,000 with 8,033 dwelling units spreading over an area of 4,875 acres. Contention of the petitioner that allocation for proposed medical college did not have the approval of the Government of India, appears to be a product of imagination of the petitioner as is evidenced by the averment made in the counter affidavit depicting that the allotment emanated from the communication of the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Steel, Union of India. 3. In the aforementioned backdrop, we are of the opinion that this petition filed in the guise of public interest litigation is totally misconceived and aims at promotion of an individual’s interest and certainly not the public interest. On the contrary establishment of Medical and Engineering college in part of the land would serve public interest. Dismissed along with miscellaneous petitions. (VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR,J) (NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ) 23rd December, 2010. Nagesh babu THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.2042 OF 2009 O R D E R: (PER THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU) 23rd DECEMBER, 2010.