IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11175 of 2007 Between: 1 Jagannadham Venkatayya S./o.Subbayya R/o.D.No.11/687,Ward No.13,S.T.Colony Sumitha Nagar,Badvel,Kadapa District 2 Mayaluru Pedda Ayyavarayya S/o.Pichaiah R/o.D.No.10/857, Ward No.10, Mangala colony Badvel,Kadapa District 3 Chuppala Rangayya S/o.Laxmaiah R/o.D.No.10/70, Ward No.10, Sivanagar, Badvel,Kadapa District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner, Badvel Municipality, Badvel Kadapa District 2 The Election Commissioner, Hyderabad 3 The District Collector & District Election Authority Kadapa District,Kadapa 4 The Deputy Director and Controlling officer,Directorate of Census operation, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 5 The REvenue Divisional officer, Rajampet, Kadapa 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 will be pleased to issue an order or writ one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in Gazette No.27 dated 17.5.2007 declaring the wards reserved for SC,ST,BCs and Women in Badvel Municipal Council of Kadpa District as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and unconstitutional and proceeding to issue election notification for Badvel Municipal Council is contrary to AP Municipalities (Reservation of seats in Municipal councils and Nagar Panchayats) Rules,1995 and consequently call for the records in the proceedings and set aside the same and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.N.SHOBA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.I.NEWTON The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No. 11175 of 2007 Order: Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that nothing survives for adjudication in the writ petition and the matter has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. Date: 27.04.2009 Nsr