IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 1612 of 1998 Between: 1 Penumarthi Venkata Bulli Raju, S/o. Surya Rao, Hindu, R/o. Gogunta, Pedapadu Mandal, W.G.Dist. 2 Penumarthi Aruna Devi, W/o. Venkata Bulli Raju, Hindu, Female, R/o. GoguntaVillage, Pedapadu Mandal, W.G.Dist. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Pedapadu Mandal, West Godavari Dist, Pedapadu. .....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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondents in preventing us without issuing any notice and without any aurthority of law from Converting the lands in an extent of Ac. 2.39 cents in R.S.No. 296 and an extent of Ac. 2.78 cents and an extent of Ac. 3.82 cents in S.No. 296 of Gogunta Village, Pedapadu Mandal, West Godavari District, in to fish tanks as illegal, arbitrary and Violative of Article 14,19(1) (g), 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and direct the respondents not to interfere with conversion of agriculrural lands into fish tank in exercise of the petitioners right in Property. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.K.CHIDAMBARAM Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for respondents. The writ petition is filed to declare the action of respondents in preventing the petitioners from converting the lands in an extent of Ac. 2.39 cents in R.S.No. 296 and an extent of Ac. 2.78 cents and an extent of Ac. 3.82 cents in S.No. 296 of Gogunta Village, Pedapadu Mandal, West Godavari District into fish tanks as illegal and arbitrary. A Division Bench of this Court, in Madireddy Padma Rambabu v. District Forest Officer, Kakinada, considered this aspect of the matter and dismissed a batch of writ petitions. Following the same, the writ petition is also dismissed. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 14.2.2005 DA To 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Pedapadu Mandal, West Godavari Dist, Pedapadu. 3 Two CCs to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.