THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No.11591 OF 2010 Dated:19.05.2010 Between: M.Varahalamma .. Petitioner And The District Collector & District Programme Co-ordinator, NREGS., A.P., Visakhapatnam and others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No.11591 OF 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the arbitrary action of the respondents in sanctioning works and releasing funds to the neighbouring Grampanchayat contrary to Section 53 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj act, 1994 which is shown at Serial No.4 of the order vide R.C.No.2556/2009/G2, dated 28.03.2010 of the 1st respondent – the District Collector and District Programme Co-ordinator, NREGS., Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam, as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Section 53 of the Act and violation of Articles 14, 15, 1 and 243G of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to sanction works and to allot the funds to the petitioner’s village. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. The case of the petitioner is that he has been elected as Sarpanch of Venkatapuram Village, S.Rayavaram Mandal. The 1st respondent issued orders vide R.C.No.2556/2009/G2, dated 28.03.2010, allotting additional funds and sanctioning works under NREGS for the works of link roads of SC/ST and other residential areas of villages of Mandal Parishat component for the financial year 2009-10. In the said order at Serial No.4, the work was classified as “formation of road upto WBM Gr.II Surface including CD works from Upparpalli to Bangarammapalem via Venkatapuram Village”. It is submitted that all funds are allotted to the Upparpalli Village ignoring the fact that the entire work of 3 K.M. road would be done in the Village of Venkatapuram only. It is also submitted that Upparpalli Village share of road is only 50 metres. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the entire work of 3 K.M. road is to be done in the village of Venkatapuram, no amount has been sanctioned for the same, and instead of sanctioning funds to the Venkatapuram Village, a road was sanctioned from Upparpalli Village to Bangarammapalem via Venkatapuram Village, due to which, all funds will be allotted to Upparpalli Village instead of Venkatapuram Village. Therefore, the petitioner made a representation, dated 01.04.2010, wherein she requested to delete the name of Upparpalli Village at Serial No.4 as Venkatapuram Village covers total area of 3 K.M. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that sufficient amount has been sanctioned for laying the roads to the neighbouring villages but no amount has been sanctioned to the petitioner’s Village in spite of the representation made by her. Having regard to the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 01.04.2010 and pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ G. CHANDRAIAH, J Dated:19.05.2010 KH