IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.14555 of 2006 Between: Bathula Venkaiah, S/o. Guravaiah, 10-398, Narayanapuram, H/o. Nadikudi, Dachepalli (M) Guntur District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State Election Commission, Rep by the Commissioner, Buddha Bhavan, Hyderabad. 2 District Collector cum District, Election Authority, Guntur. 3 Election Officer, Dachepalli Mandal, Guntur District. 4 Asst. Election Officer cum Mandal Parishad, Development Officer, Dachepally Mandal, Guntur 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, direction or writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring that the direction of the first respondents communicated through the Fax Message F.M.No.701/SEC-B1/2001/1 dated 27-6-2001 to all Zilla Parishads, that Fair Price Shop Dealers with the Civil Supplies Departments are ineligible to contest elections under the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 is unlawful, and further direct the respondents to treat such persons including the petitioner herein as eligible and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.BALAGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: MR.V.V.PRABHAKARA RAO GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.14555 of 2006 ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ JUSTICE G.ROHINI 21st July, 2008. IBL