HON'BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO.13990 OF 2006 Between: Kulakanti Venkat Reddy ..... Petitioner AND The Commissioner of Panchayat Raj under A.P.Panchayat Raj Act, Urdugally, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad and others. .....Respondents :: O R D E R:: Counsel for the Petitioner : None Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 3 : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Counsel for Respondent No.4 : Sri 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 3.7.2005 reserving the office of Sarpanch of Lingampally Gram Panchayat, Manchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District in favour of Scheduled Tribe (Woman) category as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14 of constitution of India and contrary to provisions of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and Rules made thereunder and by setting aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to consider the representation dated 7.7.2006 of the petitioner for dereserving the office of Sarpanch, Lingampally Gram Panchayat, Manchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District before issuing election notification to conduct elections 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.17436 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 2.8.2006 ksld