IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3829 of 2009 Between: Kande Kristnaiah, S/o. Narasaiah, R/o. Ram Naagar, Podalakur Village & Mandal, Potti Sreeramulu, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Sri Potti Sreeramulu, Nellore District, Nellore. 2 The Revenue Divisional Oficer, Sri Potti Sreeramulu, Nellore District, Nellore. 3 The Tahsildar, Podalakur Mandal, Sri Potti Sreeramulu, Nellore District. 4 The Podalakur Gram Panchayat, Rep by its Secretary, Podalakur, 5 The M.P.D.O., Podalakur Mandal, 6 Pothugunta Srinivasulu, S/o. Venkataramanaiah, R/o. Veligantipalem, Nedurupalli Post, Podalapur Mandal, Sri Potti Sreeramulu, Nellore District, Nellore. 7 The Deputy Manager (RS), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Dr.No. 27/227, 19th Cross Road, Balaji Nagar, Nellore. ...RESPONDENTS 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 inaction of the respondents 1 to 5 on the representations made by the petitioner and other dated 28-4-2008, 25-5-2008, 6-10-2008 and 3-11-2008 as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of natural justice and articles 14, 21 and 300A of constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to remove the illegal construction of petrol bunk of the 6th respondent at Ramnagar, Podalakur Village, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.ROOPESH KUMAR REDDY Counsel for respondents 1 to 3: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for respondents 4 & 5: Standing Counsel for Gram Panchayat Counsel for respondent No.7: Standing Counsel for Indian Oil Corporation Limited The Court made the following : O R D E R: The petitioner is a member of the Gram Panchayat, Podakalur Village and Mandal, Nellore District. His grievance is that the sixth respondent established a petroleum outlet in the immediate neighbourhood of his house, and though several representations have been made to respondents 1 to 5, no action has been taken thereon. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. At the stage of admission, the learned Standing Counsel for the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, the seventh respondent herein, has taken notice and has apprised this Court of various proceedings. The petitioner is under the impression that the sixth respondent established the petroleum outlet without any permission. Learned Standing Counsel for the seventh respondent has placed before this Court, the copies of permissions granted by the various authorities. For instance, the District Collector, Nellore issued no objection certificate on 27-07- 2007; the Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore issued proceedings dated 09-07-2007 permitting the conversion of agricultural land into non-agricultural one. Other permissions are also said to have been granted. Therefore, if the petitioner feels aggrieved by them, he has to institute proceedings under the relevant provisions of law questioning the same. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue the remedies vis-à-vis the orders passed in favour of the sixth respondent by various authorities. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dated 26th February, 2009 vrn