HON'BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO.14788 OF 2006 Between: V. Koteswara Rao ..... Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Hyderabad & others. .....Respondents :: O R D E R:: Counsel for the Petitioner : Shri A. Rajendra Babu Counsel for Respondent Nos. 1,3 to 5 : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Counsel for Respondent No.2 : Shri V.V. Prabhakar Rao Counsel for Respondent No.6 : Shri M. Prabhakara Rao Dated: 02.08.2006 Per G.S.Singhvi, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the reservation of the offices of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayats in Karamchedu Mandal on the ground of violation of Rules 7, 8 and 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Reservation of Seats and Offices of Gram Panchayats, Mandal Parishads and Zilla Parishads) Rules, 2006. Learned counsel for the petitioner says that in view of the developments which have taken place during pendency of the writ petition namely that the elections have already been held, his client may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to avail other remedies. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition as withdrawn, W.P.M.P.No.18437 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 02.08.2006 ksld