HON'BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO.11397 OF 2006 Between: Veeranki Yagnanarayana and two others ..... Petitioners AND The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Movva Mandal Parishad, Krishna District and two others. .....Respondents :: O R D E R:: Counsel for the Petitioners : None Counsel for Respondent No.1 : Sri V.V.Prabhakar Rao Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 and 3 : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Dated: 02.08.2006 Per G.S.SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioners have made the following substantive prayer: “it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, mostly one which is in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in reducing the number of Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies reserved for Backward Classes from 6 to 3 as per the information furnished by the 2nd respondent on 31-05-2006 and unsustainable and direct the respondents to conduct the elections for the MPTCs in Movva Mandal Parishad in Krishna District by reserving 6 MPTCs for Back Ward Classes and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” Since no one has appeared for the petitioners, the writ petition is dismissed in default. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.14158 of 2006 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 02.08.2006 ksld