IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V. SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 1782 of 1997 Between: Peruru Grama Panchayat, Rate Payers Association, Peruru, Rep.by its President Ganti Soma Sundaram S/o.Ganti Narasimha R/o.Peruru Amalapuram Mandal, E.G.District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Sarpanch, Grama Panchayat, Peruru, Amalapuram Mandal, E.G.District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Kakinada, East Godavari 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 will be pleased to issue an order or direction more especially in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of respondent, Gram Panchayat in enhancing house tax abnormally from the financial year 1996-97 is as arbitrary, improper, illegal and pass such other further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.UDAYA BHASKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V. SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 1782 of 1997 ORDER: ( Per the Honourable Smt Justice T. Meena Kumari) When the matter is taken up, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition and hence, the matter has become infructuous. Recording the above submission, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. _______________________ Justice T.Meenakumari __________________________ Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar Dated: 8.8.2008 Nn. THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V. SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 1782 of 1997 (Order delivered by the Honourable Smt Justice T. Meena Kumari) 8.8.2008