IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 8611 of 2006 Between: Seepana Vijayalakshmi, W/o. Venkata Rao, Fareedupeta Grampanchayat, Etcherla Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Srikakulam. 2 The District Collector (Panchayat Wing), Srikakulam. 3 The Commissioner (PR&RE), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. .....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 direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned proceedings R.C.No. 167/067C dated 6-2-2006 as highly arbitrary, illegal, contrary to rules and without jurisdiction and consequently set aside the same and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. M.KESAVA RAO Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.8611 OF 2006 ORDER : The petitioner was elected as Upa-Sarpanch of Fareedpeta Gram Panchayat in the year 2001. This writ petition is ﬁled questioning the order of the 2nd respondent dated 6.2.2006 removing the petitioner in exercise of the powers conferred under Sub-section (2) of Section 245 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. Since the tenure of the petitioner as Upa-Sarpanch expired in the year 2006 and fresh elections were held, the cause in the writ petition does not survive as on today, and accordingly the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt.05.08.2008 gbs