IMPORTANT POINT
IMPORTANT POINT
The court mandated the fixation of Full Tank Level and protective measures for Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu, emphasizing compliance with prior orders and timely action by authorities.

ORDER :

(Alok Aradhe, CJ.)

Mr. Mohammed Imran Khan, learned Additional Advocate General for the State.

Mr. C.H.Jaya Krishna, learned counsel representing Mr. K.Ravinder Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for respondent No.1.

Mr. A.Vishnu Vardhana Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the Telangana State Pollution Control Board for respondent No.2.

Ms. T.Rajitha, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department for respondent No.3.

Mr. Pasham Krishna Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) for respondent No.6.

Mr. P.Padma Rao, learned counsel for respondent Nos.7, 8 and 9.

Mr. E.Madan Mohan Rao, learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. M.Srinivas, learned counsel for respondent Nos.10 to 28.

Mr. G.Venkat Reddy, learned counsel for respondent Nos.35 to 38.

Ms. B.Rachna, learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. Mohd. Baseer Riyaz, learned counsel for respondent Nos.48 to 59 and proposed respondents in I.A.No.21 of 2024.

Mr. S.Sainathan, learned counsel for respondent Nos.60 and 61.

Mr. G.Ravi Chandran, learned counsel for respondent Nos.127 to 130.

2. One Dr. K.L.Vyas, Professor and Head, Department of Hindi, Osmania University, Hyderabad has addressed a communication to the Chief Justice of the erstwhile High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 05.02.2005. In the aforesaid communication, it was stated that Hyderabad was a city of lakes and gardens and had about 532 lakes and 200 gardens. It was further stated that gradually the lakes and gardens have vanished giving way to fast growing city centre and only 170 lakes exist. It was further stated that Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu is a water body situated on 26 acres of land and is occupied by encroachers and the land of the lake has been plotted and sold out. It was further stated that the water body is being used as a dump yard for throwing municipal garbage, which is a breeding place for mosquitoes and stray dogs. On the basis of the aforesaid communication, this writ petition was registered as public interest litigation.

3. It is pertinent to mention that aforesaid Dr. K.L.Vyas had filed several other writ petitions namely W.P.Nos.24260 of 2008, 30067 of 2011, 13215 of 2012, 3705 of 2012, 12540 of 2012, 4362 of 2013, 8303 of 2013, 11499 of 2015 and PIL.No.254 of 2012. It is pertinent to note that Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu was a subject matter in the previous writ petitions filed by Dr. K.L.Vyas namely W.P.Nos.24260 of 2008, 30067 of 2011, 13215 of 2012, 3705 of 2012, 12540 of 2012, 4362 of 2013, 8303 of 2013, 11499 of 2015 and PIL.No.254 of 2012. The petitioner in the said writ petitions Dr. K.L.Vyas did not appear before the Court. Thereafter, a Division Bench of this Court has appointed an Amicus Curiae. Neither Dr. K.L.Vyas, learned Amicus Curiae nor any counsel for the respondents brought to the notice of the Division Bench of this Court that the present writ petition namely W.P.No.4462 of 2005 in respect of Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu is pending. A Division Bench of this Court by a common order dated 11.07.2016 disposed of the writ petitions namely W.P.Nos.24260 of 2008, 30067 of 2011, 13215 of 2012, 3705 of 2012, 12540 of 2012, 4362 of 2013, 8303 of 2013, 11499 of 2015 and PIL.No.254 of 2012. The order passed by a Division Bench of this Court in the said writ petitions is extracted below for the facility of reference:

“Heard Sri V.Narasimha Goud with Sri C.Raghu, Sri H.Srinivas Rao (amicus curie), Sri P.Lakshma Reddy, Sri V.Ramchander Goud, Sri Krishna Reddy Putta and Sri V.Ramakrishna Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri T.Sudhakar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Sewerage Board; Sri Pasham Krishna Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for GHMC; Sri Y.Rama Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority; Sri T.V.Ramana Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Telangana State Pol