THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.7254 of 2006 ORDER: The petitioner was elected as Sarpanch of Peddamallam Grampanchayat in the elections held on 20.08.2001. On the ground that he held dual posts that of Sarpanch and member of the Water Users’ Association, and had thereby acquired disqualification under Section 18 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, a complaint was made by the 2nd respondent to the 1st respondent who passed orders restraining the petitioner from acting as the Sarpanch. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner filed O.P. No.449 of 2004 before the Principal District Judge, West Godavari District, Eluru, seeking a declaration that his election as Sarpanch was valid. The learned Principal District Judge, however, dismissed the O.P. by order dated 28.03.2006, aggrieved by which the present writ petition. Both Sri K. Chidambaram, Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Challa Gunarajan, Learned Counsel for the 2nd respondent, would agree that, inview of the subsequent elections to gram panchayats held in the year 2008, the cause in the writ petition does not survive necessitating adjudication by this Court. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed, as infructuous. No costs. ___________ 12-11-2010 asp