HON'BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO.13996 OF 2006 Between: Kallem Sadanandam Goud ..... Petitioners AND The Commissioner for Panchayatraj under A.P.Panchayatraj Act, Urdugally, Himayatnagar, Hyderanad and three others .....Respondents :: O R D E R:: Counsel for the Petitioner : None Counsel for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Counsel for Respondent No.3 : Government Pleader for Revenue Counsel for Respondent No.4 : Shri V.V.Prabhakar Rao Dated: 02.08.2006 Per G.S.SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “ It is therefore prayed that the Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction or writ specially writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing Notification dated 3-7-2006 reserving the office of Sarpanch of Rachalur Grampanchayat, Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District in favour of Scheduled Tribe (woman) category as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Art.14 of Constitution of India and contrary to provisions of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and Rules made thereunder by setting aside the Notification dated 3-7-2006 published in Gazette RR No.27 issued by the 2nd respondent/District Election Authority reserving the office of Sarpanch of Rachalur Grampanchayat, Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District in favour of Scheduled Tribe (woman) and pass such other order or further orders as the Hon’ble court deems fit and proper.” Since no one has appeared for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed in default. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.17443 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 02-08-2006 ksld