IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 1672 of 1999 Between: B.Srinivasulu, S/o Krishnaiah, R/o Kistampalli village, Sarpanch of Mittanandimalla (v), Narva Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The State Election Commission rep.by its Secretary, Buddha Bhavan, M.G.Road, Secunderabad. 2. The District Collector, (P.W.), Mahabubnagar. 3. The Mandal Development Officer, Narva Mandal, Mahabubnagar. 4. Chinna Narsappa S/o not known, R/o Mittanandimalla (v), Narva Mandal, Mahabubnagar Dist. (Dismissed for default as per Court Order dt.21.02.2003 as against R4.) .....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 of mandamus declaring the proceedings of the 1st respondent in Lr.No.6771/SEC-B1/98 dt.13-1-1999 as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and violative of principles of natural justice set aside the same and restrain the respondents from interfering with the functioning of the petitioner as Sarpanch of Mittanandimalla village of Narva Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.Rajendra Reddy representing MR.J.VENKATESWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.1672 OF 1999 ORDER: Mr. Rajendra Reddy, representing Mr.J.Venkateswara Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) 24.08.2004. pln To 1. The Secretary, The State Election Commission, Buddha Bhavan, M.G.Road, Secunderabad. 2. The District Collector, (P.W.), Mahabubnagar. 3. The Mandal Development Officer, Narva Mandal, Mahabubnagar. 4. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Panchayat Raj, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. 2 CD copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ }