HON'BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO.14000 OF 2006 Between: Mullangi Gabriale ..... Petitioner AND The Government of A.P. represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj Department, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad and 3 others. .....Respondents :: O R D E R:: Counsel for the Petitioners : None Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1to 4 : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Dated: 02.08.2006 Per G.S.SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “ It is also just and necessary that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in reserving the Jamalapuram village, Yerrupalem Mandal, Khammam District to the Backward Class category as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the A.P.Panchayat Raj (Reservation of seats and offices of Gram Panchayats, Mandal Parishads, Zilla Parishads) Rules, 2006 and consequently direct the respondents not to conduct the election by notifying the Jamalapuram Gram Panchayat to the Backward Class category and pass such other or further orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” Since no one has appeared for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed in default. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.17447 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 02.08.2006 ksld