IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 19062 of 2005 Between: A. Durga Venu Gopala Rao ..... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Tilak Road, Hyderabad and 2 others .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Seeking a Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the balance of amount due to the petitioner for completion of the work of execution of Godavari Pushkarams, 2003 as per endorsement made by the 3rd respondent dated 14.12.2004, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Endowments. The learned Government Pleader for Endowments placed a letter said to be addressed to the 1st respondent by the 2nd respondent on 30.07.2005, and represented that the 2nd respondent addressed a letter to the 1st respondent seeking revised administrative sanction and permission for payment of balance amount to the petitioner and orders from the 1st respondent are yet to be received. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the 1st respondent in accordance with law, pursuant to the proceedings of the 2nd respondent dated 30.07.2005. In that view of the matter, without entering into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, with a direction to the 1st respondent to take appropriate action on the proceedings of the 2nd respondent dated 30.07.2005, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ K.C. BHANU.J Dated: 15.09.2005 Dsr Note: Issue CC in 3 days B/o Dsr