THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 10729 of 2010 Oral order: Petitioner No.1 is Upa-Sarpanch and petitioner Nos. 2 to 5 are Ward Members of Mallapuram Gram Panchayat, Gudur Mandal, Kurnool District. They state that respondent No.2, namely the District Collector, Kurnool, had accorded administrative sanction vide proceedings dated 25.02.2010 for formation of roads in different villages under the Rural Connectivity Project. That an amount of Rs.2,80,994/- was sanctioned or Mallapuram village, and another amount of Rs.1,99,164/- was sanctioned vide proceedings dated 24.01.2010, for formation of internal roads, CD works and drains. That respondent No.2 instructed the Gram Panchayats to execute the works as per the guidelines issued by the Government. According to the petitioners, respondent No. 5, who is the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat, has to conduct meeting of the Gram Panchayat, for entrusting the works to the work executing members. However, the petitioners state that respondent No.5 without conducting any such meeting, in collusion with respondent No.4, namely the Extension Officer, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Gudur Mandal, Kurnool, had fabricated record and prepared a resolution, showing as if such a meeting was conducted, wherein the works were entrusted to her. The petitioners state that on coming to know of this, they made representation dated 16.04.2010 to respondent No.1, namely the District Panchayat Officer, Kurnool, requesting him to take action against respondent No. 5 and prevent her from executing the work. Now it is the grievance of the petitioners that even though respondent No.1 directed respondent No.4 to conduct an enquiry and submit report, no action thereon had been taken, and instead he is acting in a manner, assisting respondent No.5. Hence, the petitioners filed this writ petition praying to declare the action of respondent Nos. 1 to 4 in not stopping respondent No.5 from executing the works as illegal and arbitrary. Today when the matter is taken up, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development appearing on behalf of official respondent Nos. 1 to 4 submitted that as directed by respondent No.1, respondent No.4 conducted enquiry and submitted report dated 17.04.2010. He further submitted that respondent No.1 would take further action in the matter based on the report of respondent No.4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development for respondent Nos. 1 to 4. Since respondent No.4, after conducting enquiry, as directed by respondent No.1, is said to have already submitted his report, and respondent No.1 is yet to take action thereon, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: Respondent No.1 is directed to take appropriate action, based on the enquiry report dated 17.04.2010, submitted by respondent No.4 to him, expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 13th July, 2010 KSR