IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVAT (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUAR TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 4559 OF 2025 Between: H. Mallikarjuna Achari, S/o Late K. Mahanandappa, Aged about 61 Occ- Agriculture, Hanaval Village, Adoni Mandal, Kurnool District. years ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. 2. The District Collector, Kurnool District. 3. The Sub-Collector, Adoni, Kurnool District. 4. The Mandal Executive Engineer (Rural), Adoni, Kurnool District. 5. The Tahsildar, Adoni Mandal, Adoni, Kurnool District. 6. The Station House Officer, Peddathambalam Adoni, Kurnool District. 7. The EORD, MPDO Office, Adoni, Kurnool District. 8. The Panchayat Secretary, Hanavalu Grama Panchayat, Hanavalu Village Adoni, Kurnool District. 9. The Sarpanch, Hanavalu Grama Panchayat, Hanavalu Village, Adoni, Kurnool District ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the in action of the Respondents No. 2 to 8 in not disposing and initiating appropriate action on the Petitioners Representations dt- 03.02.2025, 29.06.2024 and 11.06.2024 seeking to restrain the drainage water to the petitioners agriculture fields is arbitrary, illegal violation of Articles 21 of the Constitution of India and violation of Principles of Natural Justice, consequently direct the Respondents No. 2 to 8 to initiate appropriate action to restrain passage of drainage water into the petitioners fields. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI O UDAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 4: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2, 3 & 5: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.6: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 7, 8 & 9: SRI M SUDHIR (SC FOR ZPPS, MPPS & GP) The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010083732025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 4559/2025 Between: H. Mallikarjuna Achari, ...PETITIONER AND ...RESPONDENT{S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.0 UDAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2.GP FOR HOME 3.GP FOR REVENUE 2 The Court made the following order:- This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the following relief/s;- “...to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the in action of the Respondents No.2 to 8 in not disposing and initiating appropriate action on the Petitioner’s Representations dt-03.02.2025, 29.06.2024 and 11.06.2024 seeking to restrain the drainage water to the petitioner’s agriculture fields is arbitrary, illegal violation of Articles 21 of the Constitution of India and violation of Principles of Natural Justice, consequently direct the Respondents No.2 to 8 to initiate appropriate action to restrain passage of drainage water into the petitioner’s fields and to pass such other order or orders...” Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for 2. the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner made 3. representations dated 03.02.2025, 29.06.2024 and 11.06.2024 to the respondents, seeking to restrain the drainage water to the petitioner’s agricultural fields. The respondents are not considering the said representations. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed seeking to direct the respondents to dispose of the representations. Since the prayer is solely for a direction to the respondents to 4. address the representations, the present Writ Petition is dispose of. 3 directing the S'"* respondent to examine the representations submitted by the petitioner, pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioner, within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any shall stand closed. Sd/- M. SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// OFFICER SECT! To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. 2. The District Collector, Kurnool District. 3. The Sub-Collector, Adoni, Kurnool District. 4. The Mandal Executive Engineer (Rural), Adoni, Kurnool District. 5. The Tahsildar, Adoni Mandal, Adoni, Kurnool District. 6. The Station House Officer, Peddathambalam Adoni, Kurnool District. 7. The EORD, MPDO Office, Adoni, Kurnool District. The Panchayat Secretary, Hanavalu Grama Panchayat, Hanavalu Village Adoni, Kurnool District. The Sarpanch, Hanavalu Grama Panchayat, Hanavalu Village, Adoni, Kurnool District 10. One CC to Sri O Udaya Kumar Advocate [OPUC] 11. Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj Rural Dev, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 12. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 13. Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 14. One CC to Sri M Sudhir (SC for ZPPS, MPPS & GP) Advocate [OPUC] 15. Three CD Copies 8. 9. TF HIGH COURT DATED:21/02/2025 ORDER ^iro.= 5 0 5 MAK 2025 s WP.No.4559 of 2025 A . Current Section . ' DISPOSING OF THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS