IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 1498 of 2000 Between: M.Prakash Rao, S/o Bapu Rao, R/o Bhainsa, Adilabad District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 State Election Commissioner, III floor, Buddha Bhavan, M.G. Road, Secunderabad. 2 Electoral Authority and Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The District Electoral Authority (District Collector), Adilabad District. 4 Electoral Registering officer (Revenue Divisional officer), Bhainsa, Adilabad District. 5 The Commissioner, Nagar Panchayat, Bhainsa, Adilabad 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or writs, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondents in preparing final electoral rolls for Bhainsa Nagar Panchayat contrary to Rule 18 of A.P Municipalities & Nagar Panchayats (Registration of Electors) Rules, 1994, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith prepare the electoral rolls as per Rule 18 of the said Rules and hold elections to the 5th Respondent Nagar Panchayat only there after; Award costs. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.RAGHUVEER REDDY Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 4: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. Counsel for Respondent No.5: Mr. Polisetti Radhakrishna The Court made the following: Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J June 24, 2005 MRR Assistant Registrar // True Copy // Section Officer Copy to. – 1 State Election Commissioner, III floor, Buddha Bhavan, M.G. Road, Secunderabad. 2 Electoral Authority and Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The District Electoral Authority (District Collector), Adilabad District. 4 Electoral Registering officer (Revenue Divisional officer), Bhainsa, Adilabad District. 5 The Commissioner, Nagar Panchayat, Bhainsa, Adilabad District. Two C.C. s to the G.P. for Mun. Admn. And Urban Dev. High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) Two C.D. Copies.