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.15769 of 2000 Between: Pedakothapalli Gram Panchayat, Rep. by its Sarpanch Sri Narra Venkata Rattaiah, Maddipadu Mandal, Praksaam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Maddipadu Mandal, Parishad Maddipadu, Prakasam District. 2 Zilla Parishad, Rep by its Chief Executive officer Praksam District, Ongole 3 The Special Officer, Zilla Parishad, Prakasam 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 declare the action of the respondents in insisting for second signature of Extension Officer (Panchayats) for drawal of funds by the Sarpanch as regards to Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana Scheme as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Central sponsored scheme formulated by the Government of India by issuing an appropriate Writ of Mandamus, order or direction. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.V.S.SURESH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in insisting for second signature of the Extension Officer (Panchayats) on the cheques for drawal of funds by the Sarpanch of the petitioner-Gram Panchayat relating to works under Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana Scheme as 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 Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Maddipadu Mandal, Parishad Maddipadu, Prakasam District. 2 The Chief Executive officer, Zilla Parishad, Praksam District, Ongole 3 The Special Officer, Zilla Parishad, Prakasam District, 4 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two CD copies