IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.18085 of 2000 Between: Rambha Venkata Surya Satyarao, S/o Late Ramunaidu, Hindu, R/o Vepada Post and Mandal, Vizianagram District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Governement of A.P., Rep by its Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Vizianagram. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Vizianagram. ....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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in reserving the post of Sarpanch, Vepada Gram Panchayat, Vepada Mandal, Vizianagram District to S.C. candidate at the ensuing elections is illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in reserving the post of Sarpanch of Vepada Gram Panchayat, Vepada Mandal, Vizianagram District, to a Scheduled Caste Candidate for the Gram Panchayat elections proposed to be held in the year 2000 as illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 16.06.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Government of A.P., Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Vizianagram. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Vizianagram. 4 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies