IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION NOs.24787, 17330 and 8364 of 2006 1. WRIT PETITION NO.24787 of 2006 Between: 1 The District Collector, Panchayat Wing, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 3 The Commissioner for Panchayat Raj and Rural Employment, Andhra Pradesh, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad 4 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. ...PETITIONERS AND 1 G. Yella Reddy, S/o. Yella Reddy, Assistant Panchayat Secretary, N. Yerraballi Gram Panchayat, Mydukur Mandal, Kadapa District & others 2 A. Padigala Rao, S/o. Subbarayudu, Assistant Panchayat Secretary, Ganjikunta Gram Pachayat, Mydukur Mandal. 3 Ch. Balagurrappa, S/o. Govindaiah, Assistant Panchayat Secretary, Lingapuram Gram Pachayat, Mylavaram Mandal. 4 K. Goviondaiah, S/o. Govindaiah, Assistant Panchayat Secretary, Rajaguravayapalli Gram Panchayat, Muddanur Mandal. 5 P. Appireddy, S/o. Lakshmi Reddy, Assistant Panchayat Secretary, Rajaguravayapalli, Gram Panchayat, Muddanur Mandal. 6 V. Parasara Babu, S/o. Venkata Subbaiah, Assistant Panchayat Secretary, Cherlopalli Gram Panchayat, Pendlimarry Mandal. 7 P. Chenchurami Reddy, S/o. Subba Reddy, Assistant Panchayat Secretary, Kalapadu Gram Panchayat, Kalasapadu Mandal. 8 K. Konda Reddy, S/o. Konda Reddy, Assistant Panchayat Secretary, Sancharla Gram Panchayat, Porumamilla Mandal. 9 D. Gopal Reddy, S/o. Siva Reddy, Assistant Panchayat Secretary, Duddekunta Gram Panchayat, Simhadripuram Mandal. 10 B.S. Narasimha Reddy, S/o. B.S. Narayana Reddy, Assistant Panchayat Secretary, Gadikota Gram Panchayat, Veeraballi Mandal. ...RESPONDENTS 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 issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Certiorari" calling for the records relating to the orders of the Hon'ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal passed in OA No. 670/2004, dt. 24-1-2006 as being illegal and unreasonable and quash the same and pass such other orders as deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case Counsel for the Petitioners: GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondents: Mr.T.Niranjan Reddy 2. WRIT PETITION NO.17330 OF 2006 Between: 1 District Panchayat Officer, Warangal 2 The District Collector, Panchayat Wing Warangal District, Warangal. 3 The Commissioner of Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Himayatnagar, AP, Hyderabad 4 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Secretariat, Hyderabad ...PETITIONERS AND 1 M.Upender, Assistant Secretary, Anepuram (Gram panchayat) Marripeda Mandal, Warangal District. 2 Syed Sarwar Pasha, Assistant Secretary, Gabbeta, Gram Panchayat, Raghunathapally Mandal, Warangal District . 3 B.Shankar Rao, Assistant Secretary,Gabbeta, Gram Panchayat, Raghunathapally Mandal, Warangal 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 will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorari calling for the records relating to the orders of the Hon`ble A.P.Administrative Tribunal, passed in OA.No.8480/2003 with VMA.No.139/2004 dated 24.1.2006 as being erroneous illegal, and unreasonable and quash the same. Counsel for the Petitioners: GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondents: MR.V.V.NARASIMHA RAO FOR RVAK-1-3 3. WRIT PETITION NO.8364 of 2006 Between: 1 The District Collector (P.W), Karimnagar, karimnagar District 2 The District Panchayat Officer,Karimnagar Karimnagar District 3 The Commissioner for panchayat Raj and Rural Employment, Himayatnagar, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 4 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. ...PETITIONERS AND N.Rajeswara Rao S/o.Gopal Rao, Officer, Jallaram Village, Kamanpur Mandal, Karimnagar District. ...RESPONDENT 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 issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Certiorari" calling for the records relating to the orders of the Hon`ble AP Administrative Tribunal passed in OA.No.4359/04 dated 10.2.2006 and quash the same and pass such other order or orders as deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondents: MR.M.VENUGOPAL The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION NOs.24787, 17330 and 8364 of 2006 COMMON ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Mr Justice B.Prakash Rao) In these Writ Petitions, the petitioners seek to assail the orders allowing the O.As. filed by the respondents herein in respect of posts namely Panchayat Secretaries. Learned counsel on either side represented that having regard to the abolition of the said posts, nothing survives in the Writ Petitions and the applications. The three Writ Petitions are, accordingly, dismissed as infructuous. _________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) ________________ (R.KANTHA RAO, J) 17th June 2008 RRB