N THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.2312 of 2002 Between: 1 Menda Sanyasi Rao S/o. M. Seemayya Jalumuru Mandal, Srikakulam District. 2 Moyya Ramulu S/o. Latchanna Jalumuru, Srikakulam District. 3 Dunga Appa Rao S/o. D. Tavudu Rana Village, Jalumuru Mandal, Srikakulam District. 4 K.L.N. Bhukta S/o.G.N.Bhukta Meghavaram, Polaki Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner & Secretary, I & C.A.D. Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Executive Engineer, (ID) Department, Vamsadhara Project Maintenance Division, Narasannapeta, Srikakulam 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the Letter No.E.E/Narsannapeta/DT/A.E/T.592, dated.24-12-2001 and Letter No. E.E.Narsannapeta/DT/A.E/T.593., dated. 24--12-- 2001 issued by the 2nd respondent is illegal, arbitrary and against the Section. 18 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioners to hold the Oﬃces of President, Water Users Association as well as the Member of M.P.T.C/Sarpanch. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.RAJASEKHARA RAO MUDDADA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.2312 of 2002 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation and Command Area Development. Petitioners seek a Writ of Mandamus declaring the letters of the Executive Engineer (ID) Department, Vamsadhara Project Maintenance Division, Narasannapeta, 2nd respondent herein, dated 24.12.2001, informing the petitioners that they are not entitled to continue both the posts of Presidents of Water Users Association and members of ZPTC or Sarpanch, as the case may, and asking them to choose one post among the two, are arbitrary and illegal. As the period of Water Users Association as well as the term of MPTC/Sarpanch are over, nothing survives in this writ petition, more so, in view of the interim order dated 22.02.2002. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (V.Eswaraiah, J) 26th August 2008 sh