IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31260 of 2010 Between: Pulladigunta Gram Panchayat Pulladigunta, Vatticerukuru Mandal, Guntur District. ..... Petitioner AND The State of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, Hyderabad & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Syed Khader Mastan Counsel for respondents 1-3&5: AGP for Panchayat Raj Counsel for respondent No.4: Sri G. Elisha The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31260 of 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in disposing of the petitioner’s revision filed against proceedings dated 23.12.2009 of respondent No.2, whereby he has held that Sy.Nos.1 to 380 fall within the jurisdiction of respondent No.4 Gram Panchayat for the purpose of collection of house taxes, as illegal and arbitrary. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and 5 and Sri G. Elisha, learned Standing counsel representing the local bodies, I am of the opinion that as the grievance of the petitioner in the Writ Petition is innocuous, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to dispose of the petitioner’s revision petition in accordance with the provisions of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, after giving notice to the petitioner and respondent No.4, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.39765 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for early hearing of the Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 21.12.2010 ES