IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.2011 of 1999 Between: T.D.Narayana Reddy, S/o.Lakshmireddy, Reddipalli Gram Panchayat, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Bodimani Kesappa, S/o.Bayanna, R/o.Raddipalli Village, Nallamada Mandal, Anantapur District. 2 Election Tribunal cum Principal Junior Civil Judge, Kadiri, Anantapur District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order of Respondent No.2 passed in I.A.NO.105/98 in O.P.No.8/95, dt:28.1.1999 is illegal and consequently direct the Respondent No.2 to try the issue of bar of limitation as preliminary issue and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.ELLA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.2011 of 1999 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) The subject matter of the writ petition relates to an election of a Sarpanch of Reddipalli Gram Panchayat and that the petitioner was elected as the Sarpanch in the elections held during 1995. Aggrieved by the same, the 1st respondent filed election O.P.No.8 of 1995 on the file of the Election Tribunal-cum-Principal Junior Civil Judge, Kadiri, Anantapur District. The petitioner filed I.A.No.105 of 2008 in O.P.No.8 of 1995 to decide preliminary issue with regard to the limitation and the said I.A. was dismissed by the impugned order dated 24-11-1998. Aggrieved by the same, this writ petition has been filed. As the period of election itself is over, the subject matter of the O.P. as well as the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J __________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 24-04-2009 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TML}