S. B. SINHA, C. J.

( 1 ) ALL these Writ Applications involving common questions of fact and law were taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this common Judgment.

( 2 ) THOUGH W. P. No. 12497 of 2001 was heard separately, since it is inter-connected to the other petitions involving similar questions of fact and law, we are inclined to dispose of this Writ Petition also by this common Judgment.

( 3 ) BEFORE we deal with the rival contentions, it may be useful to notice the prayers made in the respective writ petitions.

( 4 ) W. P. NOS. 23210 of 1999 and 4350 and 4375 of 2000 are filed by Kolleru Fishermen and Agricultural Small Farmers association, Prathikolla Lanka, Eluru mandal, West Godavari District; dr. Ambedkar Harijan Fisherman Cooperative Society Ltd. , Bogapuram village, w. G. Dt. and Dr. Ambedkar Co-operative collective Farming Society Ltd. , bogapuram village, respectively seeking the following relief: to issue a. Writ, Order or direction more especially one in the nature of mandamus declaring the notification of the Government in G. O. Ms. No. 120, environment, Forest, Science and technology (For. III) Department dated 4-10-1999 published in the A. P.

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