IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.17450 of 2000 Between: Ambati Venkata Rao, S/o. Veeraiah R/o. Vellaluru Village, Ponnuru Mandal, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector ( Panchayats), Guntur, Guntur District. 2 The Sub Collector, Tenali, Guntur District. 3 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Tenali, Guntur District. 4 The Mandal Development Officer, Ponnur, Guntur 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 any order or direction or a Writ more particularly a Writ in the Nature of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to change the 1st ward from O.C. to S.C. or B.C. and the 2nd and 3rd wards from B.C. to O.C. respectively after declaring that reservation of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd wards to O.C. and B.C. candidates of Vellaluru Gram Panchayat, Ponnuru Mandal, Guntur District, is illegal, void and without jurisdiction. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.DHARMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to direct the respondents to change the reservation of 1st ward from O.C. candidate to S.C. or B.C. candidate and the 2nd and 3rd wards from B.C. candidates to O.C. candidates respectively for the ensuing Gram Panchayat elections after declaring the reservation of 1st, 2nd and 3rd wards to O.C. and B.C. candidates of Vellaluru Gram Panchayat, Ponnuru Mandal, Guntur District is illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 16.06.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector ( Panchayats), Guntur, Guntur District. 2 The Sub Collector, Tenali, Guntur District. 3 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Tenali, Guntur District. 4 The Mandal Development Officer, Ponnur, Guntur District. 5 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 2 CD copies