THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.778 of 2008 Date: 04.04.2008 Between: Matsa Venkata Tataji Rao … Petitioner AND Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by Prl.Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development Dept., Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. And others … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri O.Manohar Reddy Counsel for the respondents :G.P. for Irrigation HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.778 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in notifying the elections to the distributory committee of Pithapuram branch canal, East Godavari district published in A.P.Gazette (Extraordinary) dated 17.1.2008 as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to respondent No.1 to conduct the election to the distributory committees after complying with the directions issued by respondent No.1 in G.O.Rt.No.1626 dated 7.12.2006. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation and Command Area Development on instructions stated that elections to the distributory committee in question were held on 01.2.2008. In view of the same, the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. The petitioner is however, permitted to avail his remedy of filing of election petition under Chapter-X of the Andhra Pradesh Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2003, to question the elections already held. Subject to the above observation, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to the dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.926 of 2008 filed by the petitioner seeking interim relief is also dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:04.04.2008 mdaa