THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3843 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was elected as the Sarpanch of Tallapudi Gram Panchayat. A sum of Rs.5,00,000/- was sanctioned for civil works in Zilla Parishad High School of that Village. It appears that the petitioner is acting as the Chairman of the School Managing Committee. Works to a tune of Rs.1,02,224/- are said to have been executed by the petitioner. The Head Master and the Convener of the School Committee issued cheque, dated 13.02.2010, for that amount. The petitioner presented the same for encashment in Gutula Branch of Canara Bank, respondent No.2 herein. Through letter, dated 13.02.2010, respondent No.2 returned the cheque to the petitioner on the ground that he received an order of stay from the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The same is challenged in this writ petition. Heard Sri Nimmagadda Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Deepak Bhattacharjee, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue for respondent Nos.3 and 4. One Smt.Guda Haritha Rani filed O.P.No.860 of 2006 under Section 22 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 in the Court of the Principal District Judge, West Godavari alleging that the petitioner incurred disqualification under Section 19 (3) of that Act. The O.P. was allowed by the trial Court on 01.08.2007. Thereupon, the petitioner filed W.P.No.16774 of 2007. The writ petition was dismissed at the stage of admission on 08.08.2007. The petitioner, however, filed Review W.P.M.P.No.23942 of 2007. Through a detailed order, dated 05.11.2007, this Court allowed the Review W.P.M.P., re-called the order, dated 08.08.2007, and restored the writ petition to the file. Smt.Guda Haritha Rani filed W.A.No.1585 of 2008 against the order of review. That was dismissed by a Division Bench of this Court on 24.04.2009. Thereupon, she approached the Hon’ble Supreme Court by filing SLP (Civil) No.31473 of 2009. Through its order, dated 08.02.2010, the Hon’ble Supreme Court granted stay. Once the petitioner’s status as Sarpanch of the Village is in doubt and is the subject matter of the interim order granted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the question of her being paid the amount does not arise. The reason is that she executed the work in her capacity as Sarpanch. Unless the issue in relation thereto is resolved, the petitioner cannot be paid the amount. The impugned letter accords with law. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. However, it shall be open to the petitioner to take necessary steps depending on the outcome of SLP (Civil) No.31473 of 2009, pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:22.02.2010. kdl