THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P. No. 24837 of 2007 Date:17-01-2008 Between: P.Bikshapathy …Petitioner AND The District Panchayt Officer, Medak and two others .. Respondents ORDER: The petitioner questions the intimation given by the first respondent/District Panchayat Officer in proceedings No.3238/2006/A- 7-Pts, dated 05.11.2007 intimating that he has incurred disqualification from holding the office of the Ward Member, Gram Panchayat,at Narsapur of Narsapur mandal. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the said intimation informing that the petitioner incurred disqualification, the petitioner is prevented from holding the office of the Gram Panchayat Ward Member. If the petitioner has got third child after the prohibited date, then it becomes a disqualification to hold the office of the Gram Panchayat Member under Section 19(3) of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. Whether the petitioner has got third child or not, to decide the dispute of disqualification, the competent authority is only the District Judge. Therefore, it cannot be said that the dispute of disqualification has been decided by the District Panchayat Officer. Hence, I am of the opinion that it is only an intimation so as to enable the aggrieved person or interested person to decide the dispute of disqualification to make an application to the District Judge to decide the dispute of the disqualification under Section 22 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of holding that it is not an order of disqualification, but it is only an intimation of disqualification so as to enable the interested or aggrieved person to apply to the District Judge to decide the dispute of disqualification under Section 22 of the Act and until such application is filed and the District Judge decides the dispute of disqualification, the petitioner is entitled to hold the office of the Gram Panchayat Ward Member. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:17.01.2008 ccm