IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.17447 of 2000 Between: Smt. Adula Vimala W/o. Adula Kantham Reddy, R/o. Bibipet Village, Doma Konda Mandal, Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector (Panchayat), Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kama Reddy, Nizamabad District, 3 The District Panchayat Officer, Nizamabad, 4 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Kama Reddy, Nizamabad District. ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction or a Writ more particularly one in the nature of "WRIT OF MANDAMUS" declaring the action of the 2nd respondent herein in reserving the post of Sarpanch of Bibipet Gram Panchayat to B.C. (Women) Community as illegal, improper, unjust and contrary to law as per paper publication dt. 8-9-2000 published in "EENADU" Daily News Paper, Nizamabad Local Edition and further direct the 2nd Respondent to reserve BIBIPET Gram Panchayat, Doma Konda Mandal, Nizamabad District for O.C. (Women) or SC or ST community by following the rotation system. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.G.KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in reserving the post of Sarpanch of Bibipet Gram Panchayat to a Backward Class candidate instead of reserving the same to O.C or S.C., S.T candidate by following the rotation system for the ensuing Gram Panchayat elections is illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 16.06.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector (Panchayat), Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kama Reddy, Nizamabad District, 3 The District Panchayat Officer, Nizamabad, 4 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Kama Reddy, Nizamabad District. 5 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MN}