IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.14336 of 2002 Between: Naidupeta Major Gram Panchayat, reptd., by its Sarpanch Sri S.Vijayabhaskar Reddy, s/o. Sidda Reddy, 35 yrs, Naidupeta village and Mandal, Nellore District. … Petitioner. And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, reptd., by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and four others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri P.Gangarami Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Revenue for R.1 to R.4. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is ﬁled for the following substantive relief: “…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents 2 to 3 in giving the land of the petitioner Gram Panchayat covered by S.No.296/1/A1 an extent of 0-05 cents to 5th Respondent as exchange to his land in S.No.319/6 an extent of 0-04 1/2 cents as illegal, arbitrary without power and unenforceable in view of the proceedings Roc.No.4597/97/A-1, Dt.27/05/2002 and errata issued to the notiﬁcation Dt.17/03/74 by the 3rd Respondent and consequently declare that the land covered by S.No.296/1 vest in petitioner Gram Panchayat by the 3rd Respondent and the respondents have no right whatsoever on the land covered by S.No.296/1 situated within the territorial jurisdiction of petitioner Gram Panchayat”. At the hearing, Sri P.Gangarami Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the term of Sri S.Vijayabhaskar Reddy as Sarpanch of the petitioner-Gram Panchayat has expired during the pendency of this Writ Petition; and that the succeeding Sarpanch is not showing any interest in pursuing this Writ Petition. In view of the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution without prejudice to the petitioner’s right to initiate fresh proceedings at its option. ------------------------- ----------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date: 13-10-2008 MNR