IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 574 of 2007 Between: Malla Sankara Rao, S/o. Late Guruvulu, D.No. 35-1-74/2, Gavarakancharapalem, Visakhapatnam-530 008. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep by its Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (Elec.II) Dept. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The State Election Commission, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 any writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of MANDAMUS declaring the GO.Ms.No. 655, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (Dlec.II) Department, dated. 21.12.2006 issued by the 1st respondent in reserving the 43rd Ward to Schedule Tribe (General) instead of declaring it as reserved for Backward Class Category against the rules of reservation and also against the rotation policy implemented by the Government as arbitrary, illegal, and violative of Article of Constitution of India and nullifying the same direct the respondents herein to re-reserve the 43rd ward to Backward Class Category by following the rules of reservation and also the rotation policy Counsel for the Petitioner: DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1 and 2: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition has been filed by Malla Sankara Rao with a prayer to direct 1st respondent to reserve 43rd Ward to Schedule Tribe (General) instead of declaring it as reserved for Backward Class category. It is brought to my notice that election for Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Ward No.43 has been held a year ago and therefore the cause of action in this writ petition does not survive. This writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. 24th June, 2008. (B.Seshasayana Reddy,J) tnb ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{CTMP} THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.574 OF 2007 24TH JUNE 2008.