IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 19309 of 2002 Between: 1 Gadikappula Rajamouli, S/o Chinnaiah, R/o Gudem Village, Dandepally Mandal, Adilabad District 2 Thota Laxmaiah, S/o Ramaiah, R/o Gudem Village, Dandepally Mandal, Adilabad District 3 Ch. Ushaiah, S/o Ramaiah, R/o Gudem Village, Dandepally Mandal, Adilabad District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, The State Election Commission, Budha Bhavan, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Adilabad Adilabad District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not conducting the elections to Gram Panchayat of Gudem Village by adopting suitable reservation based on the composition of the population is illegal and arbitray and violative of Article 243-B and 243-D of Constitution and Section 13,14 and 15 of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Rah Act consequently direct the respondents to constitute a local body for Gudem Gram Panchayat by de-reserving the post of Sarpanch and 5 ward members and be pleased to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.RAVINDER RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : Oral order: There is no representation on behalf of both the parties when the matter is taken up for hearing. The writ petition is dismissed for default. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 11th April, 2008 GRR To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies