THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16538 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the Member of Ward No.3 of Kondakal Gram Panchayat, Shankerpally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. The third respondent was elected as Sarpanch of that village in the year 2006. The petitioner states that after being elected as Sarpanch, the third respondent has got two children in addition to two children, who are already begotten. He claims to have made representations to the District Collector as well as Panchayat Secretary with a request to take necessary steps to disqualify the third respondent, under Section 19(3) of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (for short ‘the Act’) and complains that no action has been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. The petitioner is, no doubt, anxious to get the third respondent disqualify under Section 19(3) of the Act. However, the means adopted by him are totally objectionable. He had approached the Multi-Purpose Health Assistant (Female) of PHC Tangatoor, Ranga Reddy District and obtained a certificate not only about the children, which the third respondent got, but also to the effect that the wife of the third respondent is pregnant of seven months. The conduct of the Health Assistant, by name B.Shantha Kumari, who issued the certificate, dated 21.06.2008, is totally objectionable and despicable. She is supposed to help and aid the patients particularly female, and she has violated all norms by issuing a certificate about the pregnancy of the wife of the third respondent. In case, such instances occur in future, the District and Medical Officer shall take stern action against that person. Be that as it may, the petitioner had approached respondents 1 and 4 with necessary representations. The fourth respondent is under obligation to communicate the same to the District Panchayat Officer, the second respondent herein, who, in turn, has to communicate the same to the petitioner. Even if the prompt action is not forthcoming, the petitioner can directly approach the District Court under Section 22 of the Act. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the remedy under Section 22 of the Act and the fourth respondent is directed to take up the matter with the second respondent for necessary action in this regard. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:16.02.2009 kdl