ORDER :

C. Praveen Kumar, J.

1. The Writ Petitioner, in this present Public Interest Litigation, seeks issuance of Mandamus to direct the Respondents to disburse the sanctioned amount pursuant to G.O.Rt. No. 323, dated 24.06.2020, and G.O.Rt. No. 465, dated 08.09.2020, to the PAFs/PDFs of Thallaproddatur Village, under Gandikota Reservoir Project without insisting on prior demolition of their houses, granting minimum six months time for their rehabilitation/resettlement; and declare the 'forced evacuation' by the Respondents by impounding more than 12 TMCs water in Gandikota Reservoir, as illegal arbitrary and unconstitutional.

2. The averments in the affidavit, filed in support of the Writ Petition, show that, the Petitioner is one of the PAFs/PDFs of Thallaproddatur Village, Kondapuram Mandal, YSR Kadapa District, under Gandikota Reservoir Project. The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued District Gazette (extraordinary) Notification vide Reference No. C/R&R/01/2019, dated 26.08.2019, and the name of the Petitioner appeared at Sl. No. 1637 and SES 505 along with 5000 similar others.

3. In the year 2007, the Government of Andhra Pradesh proposed construction of Gandikota Reservoir, whi