HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24272 of 2006 Between: Ch. Vasu … Petitioner AND The State Election Commission, Rep., by its Commissioner, Hyderabad & three others. … Respondents : ORDER : Counsel for the Petitioner : Smt. K. Aruna Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2 : Shri V.V.Prabhakar Rao Counsel for respondent Nos.3 & 4 : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Dated: 9th February 2007 PER G.S.SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing Election Notification dated 16.01.2006 issued by District Collector-cum-District Election Officer, Prakasam District, Ongole for holding election to Kothapet Grampanchayat, Vetapalem Mandal, Prakasam District on the ground that the rule of reservation enshrined in G.O.Ms.No.220 dated 25.05.2006 has not been followed. At the hearing, Smt. K. Aruna submitted that her client may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to avail alternative remedy by filing election petition because during the pendency of the writ petition, elections have been held in furtherance of the impugned notification. Learned counsel for the respondents say that they do not have any objection. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition as withdrawn, W.P.M.P.No.30997 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated: 9th February 2007. ES