ORDER:

Questioning the inaction of the respondents 1 to 4 in considering the petitioners9 objections dated 28.06.2021 against the grant of license to the 5th respondent, for life time, for the aquaculture farm in land of an extent of Ac.3.93 cents in Sy.Nos.60-1 and 6-2 of Mallipudi village, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari District as illegal and arbitrary and for a consequential direction to the respondents to consider the petitioners9 objections, the present writ petition is filed.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Fisheries appearing for respondents 1 to 4 and learned counsel appearing for the 5th respondent.

The case of the petitioners is that they were allotted house site pattas under Navaratnalu-pedalandariki illu programme. They are residents of Indiramma Phase-I in R.S.No.57, 58 of Mallipudi Village, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari District. The petitioners9 houses were assessed to tax and they are accordingly paying house tax to Mallipudi Gram Panchayat. While things stood thus, the 5th respondent, who is the owner of adjacent land of an extent of Ac.3.93 cents in RS.No.60-1 and 60-2, started digging the land on the Eastern