APHC010387352018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] SATURDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 18193/2018 Between: 1. JAVVADI APPA RAO,, S/O SURYA RAO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O JALLURU VILLAGE, PITHAPURAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. SMT. VISWANADHULA VENKATA LAKSHMI,, W/O VARA LAKSHMI RAO, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/O JALLURU VILLAGE, PITHAPURAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. SMT. JAVVADI VENKATA RAMANAMMA,, W/O GANGA RAO, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/O JALLURU VILLAGE, PITHAPURAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, PANCHAYATRAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (RWS.II A) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND S DEPARTMENT, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, AT KAKINADA, 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, YELERU DIVISION (IRRIGATION), RC,J W.P No.18193 of 2018 2 PEDDAPURAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND S, SUB- DIVISION), EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, AT KAKINADA ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd and 5th respondents in making construction of Summer Storage Tank in Yerakaiah Cheruvu Tank bed land of Somavaram Village, Pithapuram Mandal, East Godavari District is illegal, arbitrary, without any authority of law and without any permissions from the concerned authorities and contrary to the provisions of A.P. Water, Land and Trees Act, 2002 and consequently direct the 3rd and 5th respondents to forthwith stop the construction of Summer Storage Tank in Yerakaiah Cheruvu Tank bed land of Somavaram Village, Pithapuram Mandal, East Godavari District and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 3rd and 5th respondents to forthwith stop the construction of Summer Storage Tank in Yerakaiah Cheruvu Tank bed land of Somavaram Village, Pithapuram Mandal, East Godavari District pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to vacate the interim orders granted on 31-05-2018 in WP.No.18193 of 2018 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PALLA BALU ANIL KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP) 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV (AP) RC,J W.P No.18193 of 2018 3 The Court made the following Order: Sri. Palla Balu Anil Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and has become infructuous. 2. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date:31.01.2026 Ksj