IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 14653 of 2006 Between: R. Madhuri Devi W/o Late R. Maddeeswar Reddy Pedda Padu Villge, Kalluru Mandal, Kurnool District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State Election Commissioner, Budha Purnima Bhavan, Ranigunj Secunderabad. 2 The Joint Collector and Additional District Election Authority, Kurnool 3 The District Panchayath Officer and Additional District Election Authority, Kurnool 4 The Mandal Development Officer and Assistant Election Authority, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District 5 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Kallur Mandal, Kurnool 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 a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondent in making preparations to conduct election to the post of Sarpanch Peddu Padu Gram Panchayath, Kallur mandal Kurnool District in pursuance of the notification issued by the 1st respondent on 9/7/2006, before expiry of term of petitioners office as Sarpanch of the said Gram panchayath is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and against the principles of the natural justice and consequently direct the respondent not to hold elections to the post of Sarpanch of Pedda Padu Village till completion petitioners office as Sarpanch of the said Gram panchayath and pass such other order or orders as may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.U.RAMANJANEYULU Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.V.V.PRABHAKARA RAO The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 14653 of 2006 O R D E R: Since the matter relates to elections held in the year 2006, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration as on today. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 23-07-2008 KLP