APHC010298572026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] WEDNESDAY, THE 12th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 15886 OF 2026 Between: 1. KATAKAMSETTI NAGA VEERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA, W/O. CHINA SWAMY, AGED 61 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RIO. D.NO. 4-52/1, KATAKAMSETTIVARI STREET, LINGABOYINACHERLA VILLAGE, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. BAINAPALEMRANGA RAO, S/O. NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGED 72 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RIO. D.NO.1-26,MEDIDIMERAKA, LAKSMANESWARAM VILLAGE, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. BAINAPALEMSUBBANNA, S/O. NARSIMHULU, AGED 56 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RIO. D.NO. 4-39, LINGABOYINACHERLA VILLAGE, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. MIRIYALAVENKATESWARA RAO,, S/O. CHANDRA RAO, AGED 63 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RIO. D.NO.1-63, LINGABOYINACHERLA VILLAGE, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. CHERUKURI RAJASEKHAR, S/O. RAMACHANDRA RAO, AGED 48 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RIO. D.NO. 2-4-29, BHUPATHIVARI STREET, NARASAPUR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. VIMALAMADHULA TARA, D/O. NALLAMADHUSUDHAN RAO, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, RIO. H.NO. 19-1- 354/1, LECTURERS COLONY, PEDDAPURAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 2 7. VIMALAMADHULA SANDHYA, W/O. THOTA VEERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA, AGED 34 YEARS, OCC HOUSE WIFE, RIO. D.NO. 3-141, SARAVA VILLAGE, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 8. PATTAPU VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O. SUBBARAO, AGED 68 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RIO. D.NO. 4-256, LINGABOYINACHERLA VILLAGE, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 9. KOMARADA DEVI PADMA, W/O. SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 46 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RIO. D.NO. 4-232, LINGABOYINACHERLA VILLAGE, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 10. MIRIYALA NAGA KAMAKSHI, W/O. GANDHI VARA PRASAD, AGED 57 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. H.NO.1-54, LINGABOYINACHERLA VILLAGE, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 11. THOTA VEERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA, S/O. NAGESWARA RAO, AGED 72 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RIO. D.NO. 14-13-2, BUDDIGAVARI STREET, NARASAPUR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FISHERIES, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,VELAGAPUDI, THULLUR MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. - 522238 2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT BANDARU ROAD, PORANKI, VIJAYAWADA. - 521137 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM. - 534201 4. THE DISTRICT LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE FOR REGISTRATION OF AQUACULTURE DLIC, WEST GODAVARI 3 DISTRICT AT BHIMAVARAM, REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN-CUM- DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT BHIMAVARAM. - 534201 5. THE DISTRICT FISHERIES OFFICER, (THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES) WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM-CUM- MEMBER CONVENER OF THE DISTRICT LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE FOR REGISTRATION OF AQUACULTURE (DLIC), WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM. - 534201 6. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, NARSAPUR DIVISION, NARSAPUR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534275 7. THE TAHSILDAR, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534275 8. THE MANDAL LEVEL COMMITTEE, FRESH WATER AQUACULTURE, NARASAPUR MANDAL, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN-CUM-TAHSILDAR, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534275 9. FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND CONVENER MANDAL LEVEL COMMITTEE, FRESH WATER AQUACULTURE, NARASAPUR, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. -, 534275 10. SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, JALAVANARULU, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ELURU. - 534001 11. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WEST , GODAVARI, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, SETTIPETA, NIDADAVOLE TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534301 12. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION, NARASAPUR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534275 13. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DRAINAGE DIVISION, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534201 14. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DRAINS, PALAKOL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534260 15. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, WEST 4 GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM. - 534201 16. MANDAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534275 17. KATAKAMSETTI SUBBARAO, S/O. NAGARAJU, AGED 65 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RIO. LINGABOYINACHERLA VILLAGE, 'NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534275 18. KUNAPAREDDY NARAYANA RAO, S/O. TATA RAO, AGED 62 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, LINGABOYINACHERLA VILLAGE, NARASAPUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534275 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 3. GP FOR FISHERIES 4. POLISETTY RADHA KRISHNA The Court made the following order: Heard Sri Rambabu Koppineedi, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Fisheries and Sri Polisetty Radha Krishna, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioners in the instant writ petition is against the inaction of the respondents authorities in preventing illegal and unauthorized aquaculture farms/prawn tanks of the 17th and 18th respondents and inaction in preventing the pollution caused to the irrigation canals and the agricultural lands in R.S.No.400 to an extent of Ac.5.48 cents, R.S.No.399 to an extent of 5 Ac.20.56 cents, R.S.No.396 to an extent of Ac.20.28 cents, R.S.No.395 to an extent of Ac.19.89 cents, R.S.No.394 to an extent of Ac.19.58 cents, R.S.No.340 to an extent of Ac.9.88 cents, R.S.No.342 to an extent of Ac.3.90 cents, R.S.No.322 to an extent of Ac.3.15 cents, R.S.No.320 to an extent of Ac.6.80 cents totaling an extent of Ac.109.52 cents Situated at Lingaboinacherla Village, Narasapur Mandal, West Godavari District adjacent to the petitioners agricultural lands. 3. The 17th and 18th respondents filed their counter-affidavit, stating that the 17th respondent does not possess any land in respect of the subject extents claimed by the petitioner and that the 18th respondent has only got an extent of Ac.2.50 cents. 4. Having regard to the same, Sri Polisetty Radha Krishna, learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.17 and 18, submits that they have not proposed to dig any fish ponds and that the land owned and possessed by the 18th respondent is used for agricultural operations. He further submits that there is no intention to dig fishponds in respect of the extent belonging to the 18th respondent. If any proposal to convert the subject extent of Ac.2.50 cents into fish ponds, such conversion would be undertaken only after obtaining the necessary permissions from the competent authorities and in accordance with law. 5. As the respondent No.18 has categorically stated that they have no intention of digging fish ponds in the subject lands, and in the light of the said 6 submission made by the learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.17 and 18, this Court is of the view that the grievance of the petitioner is resolved. Therefore, no further adjudication is necessary, in view of the submission that the respondent Nos.17 & 18 would obtain the licenses as provided under law and proceed further, if they intend to convert the agricultural land belonging to them into fish ponds. 6. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date: 12.08.2026 BSK 7 71 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 15886 OF 2026 Date: 12.08.2026 BSK