PIL/318/2012 of Swamy S.B. Das, Vs The Government of Andhra Pradesh, on 31 December 2012

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH ATHYDERABAD(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMEBR,TWO THOUSAND AND TWELVE

PRESENT:

THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICESRI PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSEAND

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SRI VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR

PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION No.318 OF 2012

Between:

Swamy S.B. Das

… Petitioner

And

The Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary,Revenue Department, Hyderabad & others.

… Respondents

This Court made the following:

THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICESRI PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSEANDTHE HON’BLE JUSTICE SRI VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR

PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION No.318 of 2012

ORDER:(Per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Pinaki Chandra Ghose)

This writ petition is filed under the Public Interest jurisdictionpraying to issue a Mandamus declaring the action of respondents 1and 2 in not designating officers under the GUR (Regulation of UseOrder), 1968, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct therespondents 1 and 2 to communicate and designate officers whom theState Government would like to be authorized for the purposes ofClause (4) of GUR (Regulation of Use Order), 1968 to enable the 3[rd]respondent to take necessary steps to authorize such officers under thesaid regulations.

At the hearing, learned Government Pleader for Prohibition andExcise, submitted that the respondents will take necessary steps in thematter in accordance with clause (4) of the GUR (Regulation of UseOrder), 1968 as expeditiously as possible.

Recording the above submission of the learned GovernmentPleader, the Public Interest Litigation is disposed of directing therespondents to take necessary steps in accordance with clause (4) ofthe GUR (Regulation of Use Order), 1968 within a period of four weeksfrom today. No order as to costs.

Date: 31.12.2012ES

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PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, CJ

__________________________VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J