HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE G. V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION No. 14010 OF 2006 Between: Dudekula Khadar ……Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Govt., Panchayat Raj Department, AP Secretariat, Hyderabad and four others ……Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the Petitioners : Shri S.Dushyanth Reddy representing Shri T.Ninranjan Reddy Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 4 : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Counsel for Respondent No.5 : Shri V.V.Prabhakar Rao Dated: 02-08-2006 Per G.S. SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayers: “It is also just and necessary that this Honourable Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order, Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to: (a) declare the action of the respondents in reserving only 2 seats out of 19 to the post of Sarpanches to the Backward Classes in Bestavaripet Mandal, Prakasam District as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the statutory provisions, (b) declare the action of the Respondents in reserving Bestavaripet Village to the Open Category instead of reserving the same to Backward Class Category as arbitrary and illegal, (c) direct the Respondents to reserve Bestavaripet Gram Panchayat to the Backward Classes and then proceed to conduct elections in accordance with the law and pass such other order or further orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 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. 17460 of 2006 filed by the petitioners for issue of an interim order is also dismissed. -- G.S.SINGHVI, CJ -- G.V.SEETHAPATHY,J 02-08-2006 ksld Before this order could be signed, Shri S.Dushyanth Reddy appeared for the petitioner and submitted that his client may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to avail other remedies. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ G.V.SEETHAPATHY,J 02-08-2006 ks