( 1 ) BACKGROUND FACTS, the petitioners 2 to 52 are members of the first petitioner-Association (Perali Water users Association No. 130) and they are ayacutdars of irrigation channel called P. T. Channel which is part of Krishna Western delta System (KWDS) under nagarjunasagar - Srisailam Project. One of the distribution points of KWDS is duggirala lock from where four major distributory channels including commamuru channel branch off catering to the needs of ayacutdars in Guntur District and to a small extent in Prakasam District. Commamuru channel supplies water mainly to Guntur District and P. T. Channel branches off at Nallamada lock. According to the petitioners, the Irrigation Advisory board of Krishna District resolved to supply water to Krishna, West Godavari and guntur Districts to an extent of acs. 2,18,000, Acs. 27,000 and Acs. 25,000 (total - Acs. 2,70,000) under Prakasam barrage through four distributory channels including Commamuru channel. However, the Irrigation Advisory Board of Guntur district, resolved to provide water for irrigating only Acs. 18,000 under the ayacut of Nizampatnam channel which is one of the four distributory channels branching off at Duggirala

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