IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 729 of 1999 Between: V.Madhusudhan, S/o. Late V.Veeraswamy. R/o. Gandhinagar, Ghanpur (Mulugu) Mandal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P., Rep Its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj Dept., Hyderabad. 3 The A.P. Backward Classes Coop. Finance Corporation, Rep. Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, 6th Floor, Telugu Samkshema Bhavan, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. .....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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in nominating the Nodal Officers as the head of the Selection Committees under the B.C. Artisan Assistance Project as arbitrary, illegal, improper and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to nominate the Sarpanch of the concerned Gram Panchayat as the head of the selection committee of B.C. Artisan Assistance Project which has to be done in the Gram Sabha and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.P.V.CHALAPATHI RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 2: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. Counsel for the respondent No.3: None appeared. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: ( per Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) ….. None appeared for the petitioner. It appears that by passage of time, prayer made in the writ petition itself has been rendered infructuous. Petitioner sought direction to nominate the Sarpanch of the concerned Gram Panchayat as the head of the selection committee of B.C. Artisan Assistance Project. It is stated by learned Government Pleader that there is no such scheme. Since nobody has appeared for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA. C.J., _____________________ M. NARAYANA REDDY. J., Dated: 17.01.2005. VRK. To 1 The Government of A.P., Rep Its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj Dept., Hyderabad. 3 The A.P. Backward Classes Coop. Finance Corporation, Rep. Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, 6th Floor, Telugu Samkshema Bhavan, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. 4. The Officer concerned, Public Interest Litigation Cell, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5. The Secretary, A.P. State Legal Aid & Advisory Board, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 6. The Secretary to Government of A.P., Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 7. Two CCs to G.P. for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 8. Two CD copies. HON’BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE M. NARAYANA REDDY. W.P.NO. 729 OF 1999. ( Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) Dt: 17.01.2005.