IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 26152 of 2008 Between: S.Srinivasa Rao S/o.Venkata Narasaiah National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme The Mandal Parishad Development Officer Huzur Nagar Nalgonda District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P Panchayath Raj & Rural Development Department Secretariat Hyderabad rep.by its Principal Secretary 2 The Project Director District Water Management Agency Nalgonda,Nalgonda 3 The Mandal Parishad Development Officer Kattangar(M) Nalgonda 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 any appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not paying the salary to the petitioner's for the months on November 2007 December 2007 and January 2008 up to 8-01-2008 pursuant to the proceedings No.E1/1197/2007 dt 18-03-2008 issued by the 2nd respondent as arbitrary illegal and violative of Article 14,16&21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd respondent for payment of the salary for the months of November 2007 December 2007 and January 2008 up to 08-01-2008 totaling Rs 20,734/- in terms the proceedings No.E1/1197/2007 dt 18- 03-2008 of the 2nd respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CHANDRAIAH SUNKARA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the 3rd respondent – Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Kattangur Mandal, Nalgonda District in not paying the salary to the petitioner for the months of November, December 2007 and January, 2008 upto 8.1.2008 pursuant to proceedings dated 18.3.2008 of the 2nd respondent – Project Director, District Water Management Agency, Nalgonda as arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. This Court while admitting the writ petition on 1.12.2008 issued notice to the respondents and directed the 3rd respondent – Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Nalgonda to file counter affidavit. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that the amounts have already been paid to the petitioner, and placed before the Court, the proceedings dated 16.12.2008, in proof of the same. In view of the above submission, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition and it is accordingly closed. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.19.12.2008 msv