IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.17762 of 2000 Between: C.V.Narayana Reddy, S/o. Bali Reddy, Konavaripalli, Kondapuram Mandal, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The State Election Commission, Rep. by its State Election Commissioner, Buddapournam Bhavan, Secunderabad. 3 The District Collector, Cuddapah. 4 The District Panchayat Officer, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 5 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Jammalamadugu, Cuddapah Dsitrict. 6 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Kondapuram Mandal, Cuddapah District. ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in conducting the elections to the Konavaripalli Gram Panchayat, Kondapuram Mandal, Cuddapah District without preparing the valid voters list and reserving the Gram Panchayat for B.Cs (General) though there is only 8% of B.C. population as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to delete 12 voters from the voters list and add 25 voters who belongs to Konavaripalli Grampanchayat and included in the Burujupalli Gram Panchayat. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.DASARADHA RAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in conducting elections to the Konavaripalli Gram Panchayat, Kondapuram Mandal, Cuddapah District without preparing the valid voters list and reserving the said Gram Panchayat for Backward Classes (General) as illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 16.06.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The State Election Commissioner, State Election Commission, Buddapournam Bhavan, Secunderabad. 3 The District Collector, Cuddapah. 4 The District Panchayat Officer, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 5 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Jammalamadugu, Cuddapah Dsitrict. 6 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Kondapuram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 7 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 8 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KRD}