The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.19933 of 2006 Dated 26th August, 2010 Between: Smt.Narla Madhuravan and 7 others. …Petitioners And The District Panchayat Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru and 3 others. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Mr.K.Ramesh Babu for Mr.A.Chandraiah Naidu Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2: AGP for Panchayat Raj Counsel for respondent Nos.3 & 4: None appeared The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.3 and 4, in seeking to convert the existing donka into a channel so as to deprive the villagers of Somavarappadu Village of the pathway- cum-cart track to their fields, as illegal and arbitrary. According to the petitioners, a donka in Survey No.5/2 of the abovesaid village is in existence which is being utilised as a cart track and serving as an access to their agricultural fields. When efforts were made by respondent Nos.3 and 4 to convert the said cart track into a channel purportedly to feed water to a tank, the petitioners made representation, dated 15-09-2006, before respondent No.2 and as no action has been taken thereon, they have filed the present Writ Petition. No counter-affidavits have been filed on behalf of any of the respondents. In my opinion, it is not possible for this Court to adjudicate on the merits of the plea raised by the petitioners because whether the donka in question is being used as a cart track and the proposed conversion would deprive the petitioners of the access to their fields are matters, which need to be examined and decided by the competent authority. Therefore, respondent No.1 is directed to consider the grievances of the petitioners as raised in this Writ Petition and take a decision whether the proposed action of respondent Nos.3 and 4 in converting the donka into a channel is in public interest or not. Respondent No.1 shall issue a notice to the petitioners and respondent Nos.3 and 4 and adjudicate the dispute within a period of three months from today. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, interim order, dated 22-09-2006, as extended on 23-10-2006, is vacated and WPMP.No.25155 of 2006, filed by the petitioners for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J Dated 26th August, 2010 lur