Petitioners challenged the respondent's inaction regarding water transportation grants. The court disposed of the petition as infructuous after the Principal Secretary issued a memo directing payment of Rs.85 Lakhs.
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The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy
Writ Petition No.37092 of 2015
Date: 25.01.2016
Between:
AMC.Mabu and 9 others
.. Petitioners and The State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Prl.Secretary Rural Water Supply & Sanitary Dept., Hyderabad and 14 others .. Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Mr.Elipe Shanthasree Counsel for respondent Nos.1, 4, 5, 6 & 7: AGP for Panchayat Raj (AP) Counsel for respondent Nos.2 & 3: AGP for Revenue
The Court made the following:
O r d e r :
This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.2, in considering the recommendations made by respondent No.2 vide letter No.AEE(M)/ Drought/2015, dated 08-10-2015, for grant of administrative sanction for transportation of drinking water to 60 numbers of habitations in Kurnool District and hiring of private sources for this purpose, as illegal and arbitrary.
Respondent No.2 filed a counter-affidavit, wherein he has inter alia stated that as he is not concerned with the subject, he has forwarded the proposals of respondent No.2 to the Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and RWS Department.
The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and RWS Department placed before the Court Memo No.17470/RWS-I/A1/2015, dated 21-01-2016, issued by the Principal Secretary of Panchayat Raj and RWS Department, directing respondent No.2 to make necessary payments under SDRF funds for the bills raised for transportation of water towards 60 habitations during 2013-14 and 2014-15 for an amount of
Rs.85,51,750/-.
In view of the above Memo, the grievance of the petitioners stood redressed and the Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of as infructuous.
As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.47754 of 2015, filed by the petitioners for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous.
______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) Dt: 25th January, 2016 lur
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AMC Mabu
The State of Andhra Pradesh
C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy
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