IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19400 OF 2006 Between: Madipalli Sailoo and others ..... PETITIONERS AND The District Collector and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19400 OF 2006 ORDER: The petitioners in this Writ Petition are seeking direction by way of mandamus to declare the action of respondents in not releasing the amount along with the subsidy to them for digging wells for the purpose of agriculture under Swarna Jayanthi Grammena Rojgar Yojana Scheme (SCRY), though they were selected for release of the said amount during the year 1998 – 1999, as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioners that they are agriculturists and due to scarcity of water for irrigation purposes, they have dug the wells for the purpose of irrigation; that as per the scheme notified by the respondents, which is titled as “Swarna Jayanthi Grammena Rojgar Yojana”, they are entitled for subsidy for the costs they have incurred for digging the wells. A detailed counter affidavit is filed by the Project Director, District Rural Development Authority, Warangal District. While stating the details of the Swarna Jayanthi Grammena Swarojgar Yojana Scheme, it is the specific case of the respondents that the digging well scheme is not included in the action plan prepared for grant of subsidies during the financial year 1999 – 2000. It is stated that in the absence of any scheme as such, petitioners are not entitled for any subsidy. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that subsequently another scheme is notified namely Velugu or Indira Kranthi Patham; that the earlier scheme of SCRY is merged into the Indira Kranthi Patham, and as such the petitioners are entitled for subsidy. The learned counsel has not placed on record any scheme, which provided subsidy amount and costs towards the digging of wells for agricultural purposes. In the absence of any such scheme, providing for grant of subsidy, placed on record before this Court by the petitioner, no direction can be granted by this Court as prayed for. The Writ Petition is devoid of merit and is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. ________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J September 06, 2011 MD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY W.P.No.19400 OF 2006 September 06, 2011