THE HON’BLE MS.JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.3231 of 2004 DATED 01.08.2007 Between: Guntamukkala Venkateswarlu. ….. PETITIONER Versus Dhulipala Venkateshwara Rao and three others. ….. RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE MS.JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.3231 of 2004 ORDER: The petitioner herein filed EOP No.27 of 2001 on the file of Election Tribunal-cum-Principal Junior Civil Judge, Guntur, challenging the election of the 1st respondent herein as Sarpanch of Venkata Krishna Puram and consequently declare the petitioner is duly elected. The Election Tribunal dismissed the said Election Petition after hearing both parties by order dated 11.11.2003. Challenging the said order, this Writ Petition was filed on 20.2.2004. 2. Though the petitioner sought for an interim direction for conducting recounting of votes, this Court declined to grant such relief and WPMP No.4275 of 2004 was dismissed on 24.2.2004. 3. Since the 1st respondent herein was admittedly elected as Sarpanch on 17.8.2001 and the term of the 1st respondent expired during the pendency of this Writ Petition, nothing survives for adjudication on merits in this Writ Petition. 4. Accordingly the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ----------------------- 01.08.2007 SSR