IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24459 of 2008 Between: G. Ramabulli Babu, S/o. Ramakrishna Rao, Hindu, R/o. Rajavole (V), Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State Election Commissioner, Budha Bhavan, Near Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 2 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner, Panchayatraj and Rural Development, Gruha Soubhagya, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 4 The District Collector, East Godavari District at Kakinada. 5 District Panchayat Officer, East Godavari at Kakinada. 6 P. Varaprasad, S/o. Veeranna, Hindu, Removed Sarpanch, R/o. Rajavole (V), Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari 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 will be pleased to issue Writ of Mandamus or any appropriate Writ, order or direction, declaring the inaction of the official respondents for conducting elections to the post of Sarpanch of Rajavole Village Panchayat which is earmarked for Backward Community, as per Rule 46 framed in G.O.Ms.No. 755, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Relief (Mandal.1) Department, dt. 30-11-1994 of the Panchayat Raj Act, by considering the representation of the petitioner dt. 6-10-2008, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Rules there under and for a consequential order directing the official respondents to take immediate appropriate action for conducting elections to the post of Sarpanch which is earmarked for Backward Community to the village of Rajavole Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari District and to pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: None appeared. Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.V.V.PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2,3 and 5: G.P. for Panchayat Raj Counsel for the Respondent No.4: G.P. for Revenue The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24459 of 2008 ORDER: None appeared for the petitioner. When the writ petition has come up for hearing, Sri V.V. Prabhakar Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the 1st Respondent and the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj appearing on behalf of the Respondents 2,3 and 5 have submitted that elections were conducted to the post of Sarpanch of Rajavole Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari District and a new Sarpanch had taken over charge as Sarpanch of the said Panchayat. Hence, the relief sought for by the petitioner in the writ petition has already been granted and no further orders are necessary in this writ petition. Recording the submission of the learned counsel, the writ petition is closed. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA,J DATE: 4th June, 2009 pnb