IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT APPEAL NO : 1613 of 2004 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 21/09/2004 in WP NO : 16920 OF 2004 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Sangabathula Kameshwar Rao S/o Koteshwara Rao Surpanch-Incharge, Peteru Gram Panchayath, Repalle Mnadal, Guntur District ..... APPELLANT AND 1 Government of A.P. Panchayathraj and Rural Development Department rep by Principal Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector (Panchayat Wing) Guntur District, Guntur A.P 3 District Panchayath Officer, Guntur, Guntur District A.P. 4 Smt. N. Rajeshwari W/o Nageshwara Rao, Sarpanch (Under Suspension), Peteru Gram Panchayat, Repalle Mandal, Guntur District A.P. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant:MR.NUTHALAPATI KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. Counsel for the Respondent No.4: None appeared. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) We see no reason in this appeal to interfere with the order passed by the learned single Judge dismissing the appellant’s writ petition. Moreover, we do not see that the appellant was required to be heard in the matter in an appeal preferred by respondent No.4 against the order putting her under suspension. Appellant occupied the office of Sarpanch by default because of orders of suspension passed against the respondent No.4. Appeal dismissed. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ 29-10-2004 _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J tvr To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of A.P. Panchayathraj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector (Panchayat Wing) Guntur District, Guntur A.P 3 District Panchayath Officer, Guntur, Guntur District A.P. 4 2 CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Panchayat Raj, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5 2 CD copies.