IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.13468 of 1998 Between: B.C.Maddanna, S/o B.Papaiah, R/o Maddikera, Maddikera Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Panyayat Raj Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The State Election Commission, Bhudhabhavan, Near Tank Bund, Secunderabad. 3 The District Collector (Panchayat Raj), Kurnool, Kurnool District 4 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adhoni, Kurnool District. ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction directing the Respondents to conduct the Elections to Maddikar Gram Panchayat, Maddikara Mandal, Kurnool District after following the statutory provisions under the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and the Rules made thereunder by declaring the proceeding in ROC No.1479/PTS.A-1/98, dt.2.5.98 issued by the 3rd Respondent herein as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.NIRANJAN REDDY (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1, 3 and 4: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. Counsel for the Respondent No.2: Mr. V.V. Prabhakara Rao The Court made the following: ORDER: In this writ petition the petitioner seeks to direct the respondents to conduct the elections to Maddikara Gram Panchayat, Maddikara Mandal, Kurnool District after following the statutory provisions under the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and the Rules made thereunder by declaring the proceedings in ROC.No.1479/PTS.A- 1/98, dated 02.05.1998 issued by the 3rd respondent as illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that by lapse of time the prayer in this writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 22.02.2005 Nsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary, Panyayat Raj Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The State Election Commission, Bhudhabhavan, Near Tank Bund, Secunderabad. 3 The District Collector (Panchayat Raj), Kurnool, Kurnool District 4 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adhoni, Kurnool District. 5 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court of AP, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SAM}