IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 15692 of 2005 Between: L. Laxmi Nayak S/o. Soumya Naik, Kodangal Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra PRadesh, Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad, 2 The Commissioner of Panchayat Raj & Rural Employment, Urdu Galli, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, 3 The District Collector (PW), Mahaboobnagar, 4 Ramulu S/o. Bichappa, Tekulkode Village, Kodangal Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an appropriate Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the impugned Procedings Memo No. 9131/Pts.II-A/2005-I, dt./ 28-6-05 as arbitrary, illegal without jurisdiction, violative of Art. 14, 16 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the provision of Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 consequently declare that the pettioner is entitled to continue as Sarpanch of Tekulkode Grampanchayat, Kodangal Mandal, Mahaboobnagar, and pass any such order or orders appropriate with circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.GOVIND Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI W.P.NO.15692 of 2005 ORAL ORDER This writ petition arises out of an order of removal of the petitioner who was elected as Sarpanch of Tekulkode Grampanchayat, Kodangal Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. In view of the subsequent elections held to the office of the Sarpanch in the year 2006 nothing survives for an adjudication on merits at this stage. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ G.ROHINI,J 28TH November,2008 *TSNR