THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.1569 OF 2008 DATED: 31-01-2008 BETWEEN Dhanavath Panthulu Naik, S/o. Sri Laxma, Occ: Sarpanch, R/o. Tripuraram Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District. …PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others. …RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner questions the proceedings of the District Collector (Panchayat Wing), Nalgonda District dated 22.10.2007 in OrderNo.1028/07- B1/PTS in removing him from the post of Sarpanch for the alleged misappropriation of funds to a tune of Rs.4,42,782/-. Petitioner questioned the removal order before the Government by way of filing a revision and pending revision, the Government issued impugned order vide Memo.No.26120/PTS.II/A1/2007 dated 09.01.2008 rejecting the request of the petitioner to grant stay of the order of the District Collector dated 22.10.2007 and also stated that on verification of the records it was noticed that the misappropriated amount is only Rs.1,53,600/- but not Rs.4.42.782/- after adjusting the amounts subsequently remitted by the petitioner. 2. In view of the impugned memo dated 09.01.2008 it appears that the misappropriated amount is not Rs.4,42,782/- but only Rs.1,53,600/- and accordingly the learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the removal of the petitioner from the post of Sarpanch on the ground that he misappropriated an amount of Rs.4,42,782/- is illegal and unsustainable. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not misappropriated even the alleged amount of Rs.1,53,600/- and that the subsequent notice issued by the second respondent is only for the alleged misappropriated amount of Rs.1,33,100/- out of which an amount of Rs.1,20,000/- was already paid. 4. I am of the opinion that the when the revision is pending and posted to 07.02.2008 for hearing, it is for the petitioner to place the relevant material before the appellate authority and again make a request either for grant of stay of the proceedings of the District Collector dated 22.10.2007 or for any other appropriate relief. In view of the pendency of the revision before the Government this Court is not inclined to admit the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed with a liberty to the petitioner to pursue the revision by advancing all the arguments and by placing the relevant material before the Government. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J January 31, 2008 DSK