HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY Writ Petition No.15199 of 2006 Between: Indukuru Venku Reddy and others. … Petitioners. And The State Election Commission, Represented by its Secretary, Budha Bhavan, Secunderabad. … Respondents WPMPNos.18925 & 19282 of 2006 in W.P.No.15199 of 2006 Between: Indukuru Venku Reddy and others. … Petitiioners. And The State Election Commission, Represented by its Secretary, Budha Bhavan, Secunderabad. … Respondents :ORDER: Counsel for the petitioner : Sri P. Sridhar Reddy Reddy Counsel for Respondent No.1 : Sri V.V. Prabhakar Rao. Counsel for respondents 2 to 5 : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. 2nd August, 2006 Per G.S. Singhvi, C.J. In this petition, the petitioners have prayed for quashing the action of respondent No.3 i.e. District Panchayat Officer, Nellore to delete their names from the voters list of Pidurupalem Gram Panchayat, Manabolu Mandal, Nellore District and also for issue of a mandamus to the respondents to allow them to participate in the elections for Pidurupalem Gram Panchayat scheduled to be held on 6.8.2006. After the case was heard in the pre-lunch session and order was dictated, Sri V.V. Prabhakar Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission made a request that the case may be taken up after lunch session so that he may seek instructions. In the post-lunch session, Sri V.V.Prabhakar Rao gave out that the State Election Commission has decided to postpone the election for Pidurupalem Gram Panchayat, Nellore District. He further gave out that election to the said Gram Panchayat will now be held on 10.08.2006 and the nominations of petitioner No.1 for the office of Sarpanch and those of petitioner Nos.2, 27, 29, 34 and 35 for the ward membership will be entertained and they will be allowed to contest the election and also that the remaining petitioners will be allowed to exercise their franchise. In view of the statement made by Sri V.V. Prabhakar Rao, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition as above, W.P.M.P.Nos.18925 and 19282 of 2006 are also disposed of as infructuous. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ 2nd August, 2006 G.V. SEETHAPATHY, J Note: Court Officer is directed to provide copy of the order to the learned counsel for the petitioners today. vtv