IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THIS THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1986 OF 2010 Between: S. Anjaneyulu S/o.Late Lacha Goud. …. Petitioner AND The District Collector (Panchayat), Nizamabad and others. …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1986 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was elected as Sarpanch of Grampanchayat of Machareddy Village and Mandal. The District Collector, Nizamabad, the 1st respondent, issued notice dated 09-09-2009, under Section 249 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (for short ‘the Act’) directing the petitioner to explain as to why he shall not be removed from the office of the Sarpanch. It is alleged that the petitioner did not account for a sum of Rs.1,88,649/-. The petitioner did not submit any explanation within the stipulated time. Thereafter, the time for submission of explanation was extended by ten days vide proceedings dated 29-10-2009. Despite the same, no explanation was forthcoming from the petitioner. The 1st respondent passed an order, dated 23-12-2009, directing removal of the petitioner from the office of the Sarpanch. The petitioner feels aggrieved by the same. 2. Heard Sri J. Kanakaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. 3. This Court is not inclined to entertain the writ petition for two reasons. The first is that the petitioner has an effective alternate remedy of appeal under sub-section (7) of Section 249 of the Act and the petitioner has since availed the same. The second is that the order passed is, almost ex parte in nature, on account of the default committed by the petitioner. 4. The appellate authority can take the circumstances under which the petitioner was prevented from submitting the explanation and pass appropriate orders, since the term is coming to an end. It is better that the appeal shall be disposed of within a period of two months. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the appellate authority, the 5th respondent herein, to dispose of the appeal within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J February 09, 2010. Note: Issue CC in three days. B/o.KTL.