IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 11978 of 1998 Between: 1 Gude Anjaneyulu, S/o. Venkata Subbaiah, R/o. Regada Village, Peda Alavalapadu Post, P.C.Palle Mandal, Prakasam District. 2 N.Thirupathaiah, S/o. Adaiah, R/o. Regada Village, Peda Alavalapadu Post, P.C.Palle Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Govt. of A.P., Rep. by its Secretary, Department of Panchayath Raj & Rural Development (Panchayats IV) Department., Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, (Panchayath Wing), Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 Bandaru Obulu, S/o. Yerra Venkataiah, R/o. Vaddepalem Village, Peda Alavalapadu Post, P.C.Palle Mandal, 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 of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ order or direction, declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in bifurcating Peda Alavala Padu Gram Panchayat in P.C.Palle Mandal, Prakasam District and constituting Vengalapuram Grampanchayat vide its G.O.Rt.No.137 Panchayat Raj & Rural Developments (Panchayats IV) Department., dated 27/01/1998 as illegal, and arbitrary, and consequently set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. Counsel for the Respondent No.3: -- The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioners filed this writ petition seeking to declare the action of the first respondent in bifurcating Peda Alavala Padu Garam Panchayat in P.C. Palle Mandal, Prakasam District and constituting Vengalapuram Gram panchayat vide its G.O. Rt.No.137 Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (Panchayats IV) Department, dated 27-01-1998, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently to set aside the same. This Court admitted the writ petition by order dated 28-04-1998. The interim stay granted W.P.M.P. No.14504 of 1998, was vacated by order dated 30-07-2001 made in W.V.M.P. No.446 of 2000. When the matter came up today for hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2 submits that in view of the vacation of interim stay, nothing survives in this writ petition and the matter has become infructuous. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 11-04-2005 Svv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary, Govt. of A.P., Department of Panchayath Raj & Rural Development (Panchayats IV) Department., Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, (Panchayath Wing), Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 Two CCs. to the Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KCS}