THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.16724 OF 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the 1st respondent in not disposing of the Revision Petition dated 22.11.2007 preferred by the petitioner herein as arbitrary and illegal. The learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj submitted that as per his instructions the petitioner’s Revision Petition dated 22.12.2007 made under Section 264 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 is pending before the 1st respondent. In the circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of the Revision Petition dated 22.11.2007 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. No costs. It is also open to the petitioner to seek appropriate interim orders pending Revision Petition, if he so chooses. 08.08.2008. Kgr 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 Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.16724 of 2008 Between: S.Ranga Rao S/o.Singa Rao, Mandal Praja Parishad, Maddipadu Prakasam District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development , Secretariat, Hyderabad, represented by its Principal Secretary 2 Sri Appala Kumara Swamy, President Maddipadu Mandal Praja Parishad, Maddipadu, 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 will be pleased to issue a writ order direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not disposing oﬀ the Revision petition dated 22.11.2007 preferred under AP Panchayat Raj Act 1994 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and in violation of Art.14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st respondent to take appropriate action on Revision petition dated 22.11.2007 by disposing oﬀ the same and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.SRINIVASULU KURRA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: