( 1 ) THE Andhra Pradesh fishermen s Association filed the present writ petition for a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not including the fishermen as voters under the A. P. Farmers management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997 (Act 11 of 1997) (hereinafter called as "the act" for the purpose of convenience) as arbitrary, illegal, improper and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents herein to include all the fishermen as members of the petitioners association as voters under Act by deleting Clause 2 (1 ) (a) of the Act and pass such other suitable orders.

( 2 ) IT is stated that the petitioner- association has been agitating in this regard and also made certain representations. Several other allegations have also been specified in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. It is averred that the petitioner s Association is having more than 3 lakh members all over the State of andhra Pradesh. The petitioner-Association has been agitating for the formation of water Users Association. Accordingly the state of Andhra Pradesh has enacted the act forming the Water Users As

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