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.2677 of 2002 Between: 1. G.S Nagaraju, S/o.G.S.Krishna Murthy, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 2. N.Rangappa, S/o.N.Lingappa, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 3. B.Thimmayya, S/o. B.Gundappa, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 4. K.Yellappa, S/o K.Nadipi Venkatappa, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 5. R.Kashmanna, S/o.Yellaiah, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 6. B.Peddaiah, S/o.Gurvanna, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 7. M.Naganna, S/o.Narayana, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 8. B.Rangappa, S/o.Thimmayya, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 9. K.Thirupal Reddy, S/o.Nagi Reddy, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 10.M.Bali Reddy, S/o.M.P.Lakshmi Reddy, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool Dist. 11. C.Venkateswarlu, S/o C.P.Venkataramaiah, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 12. S.Ramakrishna, S/o. Venkata Reddy, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 13. A.Thulasidasu, S/o.A.Pullaiah, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 14. N.Nageswaraiah, S/o.N.Hanumanna, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 15. M.Sai Prasad, S/o. M.Venkateswarlu, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 16. C.Gopal, S/o C.Maddaiah, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 17. B.Thimmayya, S/o B.Gundappa, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 18. V.Nagamuni, S/o V.Chinna Subbanna, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 19. K.Yellappa, S/o K.Naidu Venkatappa, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 20. N.V.Ramakrishna, S/o.N.Seshaiah, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 21. S.Srinivasulu, S/o S.Nandayya, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 22. Shaik Ahmed Miya, S/o.Moshim Miya, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 23. G.Nagesh Kumar, S/o.Krishna Murthy, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. 24. T.Lakshmi Narayana, S/o Pedda Venkatappa, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool Dist. 25. B.Siva Keshava Reddy, S/o B.Yella Reddy, R/o.Kallur Village, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. .....PETITIONERS AND 1. Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration department, Secretariat , Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 3. Kallur Gram Panchayat, rep. by its Executive Officer, Kallur Village and Mandal, Kurnool District. 4. Kurnool Municipal Corporation, rep. by its Commissioner, Kurnool. ...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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ and to declare that the action of the respondents in de-notifying the Kallur Gram panchayat, Kurnool District as per the notification Dt: 4-9-2001 of the 2nd respondent in ROC.No.2828/Pts.A1/2000 published in the Kurnool District Gazette Dt: 5-9-2001 as arbitrary and illegal and consequently set aside the said notification and direct the respondents to continue Kallur Gram Panchayat without being merged with Kurnool Municipal Corporation. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the same, 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 Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration department, Government of A.P., Secretariat , Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 3. The Executive Officer, Kallur Gram Panchayat, Kallur Village and Mandal, Kurnool District. 4. The Commissioner, Kurnool Municipal Corporation, Kurnool. 5 Two CCs to GP for General Administration, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad(OUT) 1) 2 CD copies