M. Yella Reddy v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep By Its Principal Secretary,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION NO.26292 of 2015 DATED :19.08.2015 Between :

M. Yella Reddy S/o.M.Bheemappa, Aged 23 yrs, Malkapuram Village, Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District.

.. Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & Others.

.. Respondents This court made the following :

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.26292 of 2015 ORDER :

The petitioner claims to be an agricultural labour and he is entitled to avail the benefit under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which was launched in the year 2005. The petitioner alleges that the funds provided under the said scheme have been misused and several illegalities have taken place and the respondents 5 to 7 have indulged in misappropriating the said funds. Several complaints are filed to various authorities alleging such misappropriation. But so far no action has been taken. The petitioner and others have submitted representation in continuation to their earlier representation on 15.05.2015. So far the same is also not acted upon. The said representation was made to various authorities, including the District Collector, Kurnool, Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, State of Andhra Pradesh.

2. Having regard to the allegations made in the representation dated 15.05.2015, the District Collector has to look into those allegations and should find out whether there is any prima-facie merit in the allegations made. If there is merit in the allegations made, he shall have to take further course of action as warranted by law, so that the erring officers or the authorities can be booked and the finances of the State can be properly protected.

3. Having regard to the same, the writ petition is disposed of directing the District Collector, Kurnool, Kurnool District (4th respondent) to examine the representation of the petitioner and others and pass appropriate orders as warranted by law and communicate the decision to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six (6) weeks, from the date of receipt of copy of this order. If the 4th respondent, prima-facie, is of the opinion that illegalities have taken place, he shall have to take proper course of action as warranted by law, by following the due process and after according due opportunity to the erring authorities. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand

closed.

__________________ P.NAVEEN RAO,J 19th August, 2015.

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