THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU Friday, 30th June, 2006 W.P.No.26746 of 1998 Between: N. Venkat Ram Reddy & others … Petitioners and Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Minor Irrigation, Hyderabad and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.26746 of 1998 ORAL ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in restoring ‘Yanam Cheruvu’ of Majid Mamidpally village, Hamlet of G.P. Mamidpally across river (vagu) of the village, which was disbanded during Nizam rule to supply drinking water to twin cities as arbitrary and illegal and for consequential directions. This Court passed an interim order on 30-10-1998 in W.P.M.P. No.32512 of 1998 directing respondents 4,6 and 8 to suspend the construction activity in restoring ‘Yanam cheruvu’ across its river of Majid Mamidpally village, Kothur Mandal, Mahaboobnagar district in the catchment area of Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs, pending disposal of the Writ Petition. The said interim order is still subsisting. In view of the above interim order, no further orders are necessary in the Writ Petition. However, the authorities are at liberty to restore ‘Yanam Cheruvu’ if it is feasible and if it does not affect the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs, only after giving wide publication and inviting objections from the public residing around the said reservoirs. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. 30-6-2006 prk