IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 16163 of 2008 Between: N. Satyanarayana S/o. M.Gangaram R/o. 2-85/A, Amdapur Village, Bodhan Revenue Mandal, Nizamabad District. 503 184. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Dist. Collector, Govt. of A.P., Nizamabad District. Nizamabad. 2 Divisional Panchayat Officer, Bodhan Madnal, Nizamabad 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned order bearing No.240/2008-B5 (PR) dt. 30.6.2008 of the 1st respondent as illegal, arbitrary and violative of provisions of Sec. 249 (1) of A.P.Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 besides being violative of Art. 14 of Constitution of India and principles of natural justice, and consequently set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.RAVINDER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 16163 of 2008 O R D E R: The petitioner herein is the elected Sarpanch of Amdapur Grampanchayat, Bodhan Mandal, Nizamabad District. By order, dated 30-06-2008, the first respondent-District Collector, in exercise of powers conferred under Section 249(1) of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (for short ‘the Act’) removed the petitioner from the office of Sarpanch. Challenging the same, the petitioner preferred an appeal under Section 249(7) of the Act, along with an application for stay of the order of removal. Alleging that the appellate authority has not considered his appeal and no order is passed even on his application for stay so far, but in the meanwhile, the respondents are taking steps to implement the order of removal, this writ petition has been filed. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj appearing for respondents and having regard to the fact that the statutory appeal preferred by the petitioner is pending before the Appellate Authority, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Appellate Authority to consider the application for stay preferred by the petitioner in his appeal against the order of the first respondent dated 30-06-2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such orders are passed, the impugned proceedings dated 30-06-2008 shall not be given effect to. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date:25-07-2008 Note: Issue C.C. in two days. B/o KLP