THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.6424 of 2010 22.3.2010 Between: Kirthi Lachaiah, S/o.Ramaiah …Petitioner and The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.6424 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioner is sarpanch of Khilavanaparthi Village of Dharmaram Mandal in Karimnagar District. By proceedings dated 19.12.2009, the District Collector suspended petitioner under Section 249(6) of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (the Act), for a period of three months. The same was preceded by a show cause notice as to certain allegations. Aggrieved by the same, present writ petition is filed. The only contention raised is that period of three months expired on 19.3.2010 and thereafter there was no extension of suspension order by the Government. It is also submitted that petitioner submitted a revision/appeal to the Government on 25.2.2010 and the same is pending. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj submits that it is not clear whether the order of suspension passed by the District Collector has been extended under the second proviso to Section 249(6) of the Act. He is also not able to dispute that revision petition filed by petitioner is pending. In the circumstances, as noticed herein above, instead of keeping the matter pending, the same is disposed of directing the Government to dispose of the appeal/revision filed by the petitioner on 25.2.2010 as early as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the mean while, if the order of suspension dated 19.12.2009 passed by District Collector which expired on 19.3.2010 has not been extended by the Government under second proviso to Section 249(6) of the Act, petitioner shall be allowed to function as sarpanch subject to the provisions of the Act and various Rules made thereunder. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) March 22, 2010. YS