IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.23274 OF 2009 Dt.29.10.2009 Between: WATCH – Voice of the People, Registered under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001, Rep. by its Secretary, Mr. B. Dasharatham S/o. Narsappa, R/o.7-5-14/A, Venkateshwara Colony Mahabubnagar Town, Mahabubnagar District … Petitioner And The Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, New Delhi and others … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri D. Srinivas, for Sri P. Sashi Kiran Counsel for the Respondents: Additional Advocate General THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.23274 OF 2009 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Anil R. Dave) This is a Public Interest Litigation wherein the petitioner - society has been aggrieved by G.O. Ms. No.83, dt.30.9.2009, whereby a portion of Velugodu Reserve Forest in Atmakur Wildlife Management Division of Project Tiger Circle is to be set up as ‘Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Smruthi Vanam’ in memory of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, late Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. It is the apprehension of the petitioner that in the said process/project, the forest would be destroyed and it would adversely affect ecology. The learned Additional Advocate General, in pursuance of the instructions received by him from Sri S.V. Kumar, Additional Principal Conservator of Forests, has submitted that under the aforestated project, the forest is not to be destroyed and the forest laws will not be violated. It has been further submitted that a Project Officer is appointed to see that the Forest Laws are duly followed and the forest is developed after taking necessary permission from the concerned authorities. In view of the above fact, we find that the apprehension of the petitioner is not well-founded and therefore the petition is rejected. As a sequel to rejection of the Writ Petition, W.P.M.P. No.30238 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief, stands rejected. ______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ ______________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 29.10.2009 bnr