THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.6098 OF 2011 BETWEEN: 1. Desu Lakshman and others PETITIONERS And 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. RESPONDENTS Counsel for the petitioners: Sri A. Prabhakar Rao Counsel for the respondents: G.P. for PR and RD The Court made the following order: ORDER: This writ petition has been filed to declare the action of respondents 1 to 3 in not taking suitable action against the 5th respondent against whom an enquiry report was said to have been submitted by the 4th respondent alleging misappropriation of Gram Panchayat funds and to direct the respondents to take appropriate disciplinary action against the 5th respondent pursuant to the said report. The petitioners claim to be the residents of Panikara Village, Nekkonda Mandal, Warangal District. The 5th respondent was elected as Sarpanch of the said Gram Panchayat. It is the case of the petitioners that the 5th respondent committed several financial irregularities and on a complaint lodged by them an enquiry was conducted and the 4th respondent submitted a report dated 28.06.2010 to the 3rd respondent. The grievance of the petitioners is that after the receipt of the report, no further action has been pursued against the 5th respondent. This alone is the short grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition. The learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, on instructions, submits that the District Collector has initiated proceedings as per the provisions of Sections 249(1) and 265(1) of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1984 seeking explanation of the 5th respondent for further action in the matter and also for recovery of the alleged misappropriated amounts. In view of the said statement of the learned Government Pleader, the grievance of the petitioners has been redressed. Therefore no further orders are required in this writ petition. However the concerned authority may take further eventual steps in accordance with law expeditiously. The writ petition is accordingly closed. No costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 6th June, 2011 Js. Note: C.C. in 2 days