Kanigiri Duvuru Reservoir, v. The District Collector,

HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.8450 OF 2009 ORDER:

The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to declare the inaction of the respondents in leasing out fishing rights, in the Kanigiri-Duvvur Reservoir, in favour of the Kanigiri Duvvur Reservoir Fishermen Cooperative Society, Gandhi Janasangam, Sangam Mandal as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and in violation of G.O.Ms. No.776. A consequential direction is sought to the respondents to lease out the fishing rights to the Kanigiri Duvvur Reservoir Fishermen Co-operative Society (the petitioner).

By order in WPMP No.110640 of 2009 dated 23.04.2009, the respondents were directed to proceed as per their notice dated 06.01.2009, and consider issuance of lease of fishing rights in favour of the petitioner society in accordance with law within two weeks from the date of the order. As the relief sought for in the Writ Petition is only to direct the respondents to lease out fishing rights to Kanigiri Duvvur Reservoir Fishermen Co-operative Society, and as the interim order passed on 23.04.2009 required the respondents to consider the petitioner's case, it is evident that, in view of the interim order passed on 23.04.2009, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive necessitating any further adjudication by this Court. The Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. The miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. No costs.

_________________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, ACJ Date: 04.08.2017.

MRKR