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.17448 of 2000 Between: K.Suri Appa Rao, S/o. Chandrayya Sarpanch, Devarapalli Gram Panchayat & Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 The District Collector ( Panchayat Wing), Visakhapatnam. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam. ....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 an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in reserving the post of Sarpanch of Devarpalli Gram Panchayat to S.C. Women candidate instead of B.C. Women candidate, contrary to the population of the B.C. Women voters of Devarapalli Gram Panchayat, is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in reserving the post of Sarpanch of Devarpalli Gram Panchayat to a Scheduled Caste candidate instead of Backward Class candidate for the ensuing Gram Panchayat elections is 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 and Rural Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 The District Collector ( Panchayat Wing), Visakhapatnam. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam. 4 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies