IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 20333 of 2008 Between: 1 Shaik Aaisha Begum W/o. Habeebullah R/o. H.No.6/8, 2nd Floor, Reddyvari Street, Rajampet Post & Mandal, Kadapa District. 2 Syed Mumtaz Begum W/o. Abdul Nazeer, R/o.Reddyvari Street, Rajampet Post & Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Kadapa Town, Kadapa District. 2 The Project Director, D.R.D.A. Kadapa, Kadapa District. 3 The Addl. Project Director, D.R.D.A. Kadapa, Kadapa District. 4 P. Subashani Mahalakshmi Self Help Group, O/o. Velugu Project (DWACRA), Reddyvari Street, Rajampet, Kadapa District. 5 P. Niranjan DRDA, Rajampet, Kadapa District. 6 Area Coordinator, DRDA, Rajampet, Kadapa 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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the in action of the respondent No.1 in initiating a enquiry in the light of the express representations dt. 26.11.2007 and 30.06.2008 made by the petitioners as illegal, arbitrary and against the Article 14 and 350 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to initiate enquiry into the affairs of Mahalakshmi Swayam Sahayaka Group, Rajampet, Kadapa District, to which the petitioners belong by taking action and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.UGRANARASIMHA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR WOMEN DEV. & CHILD WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.20333 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action on the part of the 1st respondent-District Collector in not initiating an enquiry on the basis of the representations made by the petitioner dated 26.11.2007 and 30.6.2008 complaining about the various irregularities in the affairs of Mahalakshmi Swayam Sahayaka Group, Rajampet, Kadapa District, as arbitrary and illegal. Despite notice, the respondents did not choose to appear and no counter affidavit is filed on their behalf. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and having regard to the nature of the controversy involved in the writ petition, I am of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the representations of the petitioners and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion as to the correctness of the allegations made by the petitioners, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the representations of the petitioners dated 26.11.2007 and 30.6.2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after giving an opportunity to the respondents 2 to 6 herein and all other parties concerned to rebut the allegations. Such exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ Justice G. Rohini Dt.15.06.2009 mrb