THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.13850 OF 2007 DATED: 07-09-2007 BETWEEN Gorla Satyanarayana, S/o. Peddulu, Sarapanch, Malavanitippa Gram Panchayat, Kalla Mandal, West Godavari District. …PETITIONER AND Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. …RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner submits that he has been elected as Sarpanch of Malavanitippa Gram Panchayat, Kalla Mandal, West Godavari District in the elections held in the month of August 2006 and prior to that one M. Venkataraju was the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat. He further submits that for certain irregularities committed by the earlier Sarpanch, the cheque power has been withdrawn against him and the Secretary of the Gram Panchayat and they were also directed to remit an amount of Rs.5,40,000/-. He further submits that after his election as Sarpanch the cheque power has not been restored to him; the cheque power withdrawn against the earlier Sarpanch and Secretary cannot be operated against him, as such, he made a representation dated 30.03.2007 before the Collector, West Godavari District, marking copies to DLPO, Eluru; RDO, Narsapur; DPO, Narsapur and MDO, Kalla. He further submits that the said representation has been filed before the respondents and the third respondent is the proper authority to consider and dispose the said representation. 2. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is permitted to make a fresh representation, in continuation to the earlier representation dated 30.03.2007, before the third respondent and if any such representation is filed, the third respondent shall consider and dispose the same in accordance with law without any undue delay, preferably within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of the said representation. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J September 7, 2007 Note: Furnish C.C. of the order by 10.09.2007 (B/o) DSK