High Court for State of TelanganaWP/147/2016disposed of no costs

P. Gopal Reddy, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Its Principal Secretary

2016-01-05C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy3 pages

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.147 of 2016 05.01.2016 Between:

P.Gopal Reddy and another .. Petitioners and The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Mr.N.Aswartha Narayana Counsel for respondent Nos.1, 3 and 4: Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (AP) Counsel for respondent No.2: Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (AP) Counsel for respondent Nos.5 and 6:-- The Court made the following:

ORDER:

Feeling aggrieved by the purported inaction of respondent No.6 Gram Panchayat in giving fresh water tap connections to the petitioners' houses and also the alleged inaction of respondent No.2 in intervening for redressal of their grievance, the petitioners filed this writ petition.

From the perusal of the pleadings of the petitioners, it appears that on the Panchayat Secretary of respondent No.6 Gram Panchayat expressing his inability to provide tap connections, the petitioners have made representations to respondent No.2 for his intervention. However, the petitioners failed to indicate as to when they have approached the Panchayat Secretary of respondent No.6 Gram Panchayat.

As respondent No.6 Gram Panchayat is the authority concerned to redress the grievance of the petitioners, it is appropriate that the petitioners make detailed representations to the said authority. Within a period of two weeks of receipt of such representations, the Panchayat Secretary of respondent No.6 Gram Panchayat is directed to consider the same, take an informed decision thereon and communicate the same to the petitioners. If the petitioners feel aggrieved by such decision, they shall be free to approach respondent No.3 and in such an event, the said respondent shall consider and redress the grievance of the petitioners in accordance with law. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.194 of 2016 filed by the petitioners for interim relief shall stand disposed of as infructuous.

______________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 05th January, 2016

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