THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 5891 of 2009 Dated: 10-11-2009 Between: T.PurnachandraRao and another …Petitioners and The Collector, Panchayat Wing, Krishna Dist. Machilipatnam and others …Respondents. Oral order: (Per GR, J) The writ petition is filed by two residents of Movva Village, Krishna District assailing the Resolution of the Gram Panchayat No. 71 dated 6-8-2008 and the consequent demand and collection of water tax by the Gram Panchayat. By the Resolution No. 71, the Gram Panchayat resolved to levy and collect water tax at the rate of 20% of the house-tax for 10 years from the year 2008-09 for the purpose of self-maintenance of protected water scheme and to exempt certain areas near Kuchpudi, which are not having pipeline connection. It is now represented by Sri M. Prabhakar Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the 3rd respondent-Gram Panchayat that by Resolution dated 9-7-2009, the 3rd respondent has withdrawn the earlier Resolution No.71 dated 6-8-2008, in so far as the decision to collect water tax at the rate of 20% on the house-tax is concerned. The learned counsel for the petitioners does not dispute this assertion. In the circumstances, the grievance in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J ______________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 10th November, 2009. GRR