IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.18762 of 2000 Between: Ravuri Rama Rao, S/o Swami Naidu, R/o Nallacheruvu, Ainavilli Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, (Panchayat Wing) Kakinada, East Godavari District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 3 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 4 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Amalapuram, East Godavari 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, declaring the action of the respondents in reserving the Post of Sarpanch of Nallacheruvu Gram Panchayat in Ainavilli Mandal, East Godavari District to the scheduled caste candidates in the ensuing Gram Panchayat elections as illegal, arbitrary and unjust an consequently direct the respondents to reconsider the said decision by taking into account of the actual scheduled caste population in the Gram Panchayat as per the 1991 Census. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.SIVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in reserving the Post of Sarpanch of Nallacheruvu Gram Panchayat in Ainavilli Mandal, East Godavari District to the scheduled caste candidates in the ensuing Gram Panchayat elections proposed to be held in the year 2000 as illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 16.06.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, (Panchayat Wing) Kakinada, East Godavari District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 3 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 4 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 5 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 2 CD copies