IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 28085 of 1995 Between: Uppelli Devadasu, S/o Nagulu Adi Andhra Christian, Ramanayyapeta Gram Panchayat, Ramabayyapeta, E.G.District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of A.P. Rep. by its Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 State of A.P. Rep. by Secretary Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 Collector (Panchayat Wing), East Godavari District, Kakinada. .....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 any appropriate Writ Order or direction, especially in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to desist from acting on the notice Roc.No.6234/87-E1 dt:31-10- 95 issued by the Collector (Panchayat Wing) East Godavari District, Kakinada, by declaring the same as illegal and without jurisdiction. For the Petitioner: MR. P.SUNDARI PRASAD, Advocate For the Respondents : GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER By the impugned show cause notice dt. 31-10-1995 issued by the Collector (Pt. Wing), East Godavari District at Kakinada, the petitioner-Grampanchayat was called upon to show cause as to why it should not be denotified with effect from the date as fixed by the Government under Cl.(f) of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 r/w rules issued in G.O.Ms.No.515 Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (Mdl.I) Department dt. 17-8-1994. This court while ordering notice, suspended the impugned notification. As it is only a show cause notice, the petitioner-Gram Panchayat can very well offer its explanation to the same. Moreover, after filing writ petition, Gram Panchayat elections were took place in the year 2001. In view of the same, no cause survives for adjudication in the present writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. -------------------- A.GOPAL REDDY,J DT.26-10-2004 Kmr To 1. The Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Collector (Panchayat Wing), East Godavari District, Kakinada. 4. 2CCs to the Govt., Pleader for Panchayat Raj, High Court Building, Hyderabad (OUT) 5. 2CD copies