IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 28141 of 2007 Between: Vellala Cheruvu Gram Panchayat, Vellalacheruvu, Santhamaguluru Mandal, Prakasam District, Rep. by its Sarpanch, Smt. Aluri Bharati ..... Petitioner AND 1. The District Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District 2. Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Santhamaguluru Mandal, Santhamaguluru, Prakasam 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 a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in constituting the Village Monitoring Committee of Vellala Cheruvu Gram Panchayat without the list of members sponsored by the petitioner is contrary to G.O. Ms.No. 350 dated: 31-08-2006 (Panchayat Raj & Rural Development), is highly arbitrary, illegal and unsustainable and consequently direct the respondents to constitute the Village Committee in accordance with G.O. Ms. NO. 350 dated: 31-08-2006 with the persons who are sponsored by the petitioner Gram Panchayat. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri C.Ramachandra Raju, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the G.P. for Panchayat Raj, for the Respondents, the Court made the following ORDER: “List on 31-12-2007. Meanwhile, learned Government Pleader under takes to inform the respondents not to take oath by the Committee appointed by the District Collector and not to take any administrative decisions by the said Committee.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The District Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District 2. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Santhamaguluru Mandal, Santhamaguluru, Prakasam District (Addressees 1 & 2 BY RPAD) 3. Two CCs to G.P for Panchayat Raj, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 4. One CC to Sri C.Ramachandra Raju, Advocate (OPUC) 5. One Spare Copy HIGH COURT AB DRAFTED ON 28-12-2007 NVRJ DATE: 28-12-2007 NOTE: LIST ON 31-12-2007 ORDER WP. NO. 28141 OF 2007 DIRECTION