IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 26412 of 2008 Between: B. Chandrakala, W/o. B.N. Venkataiah, Thirmalaipalle Gram Panchayat, Quilla Ghanapur Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Mahaboobnagar District, Mahaboobnagar. 3 The Collector, Mahaboobnagar District, Mahaboobnagar. 4 The Project Director, Water Shed Committee, D.W.M>A., Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 5 The S.I. Of Police, Quilla Ghanpur Police Station, Quilla Ghanpur Mandal, Mahabubnagar Distrit. 6 S. Devuja, Upa Sarpanch, Thimalayapalle Gram Panchayat, Quilla Ghanapur Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 7 Mahesh Kumar, Assistant Director, Wanaparthy, Mahaboobnagar 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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 3 to 5 in not taking action of the Representations made by Petitioner and the villagers i.e., Representation Dated 06-10-2008 made to the 5th Respondent, Representations Dated 14-09-2008 and 17-09-2008 made to the Respondents 3 and 4 respectively, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondent to conduct necessary enquiry on our representations and take necessary action against the Respondents 6 and 7 for the misappropriation of Government funds and mis-guidling the official respondents, as though the election was conducted to the Watershed Committee under my Chairmanship. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MEHERCHAND NOORI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner, Sarpanch of Thirmalaipalle Gram Panchayat, Quilla Ghanapur Mandal, Mahabubnagar District challenging the action of respondents 3 to 5 in not taking necessary action on the representations dated 14.9.2008, 17.9.2008 and 6.10.2008 in regard to the irregularities committed by the 6th respondent as also his disqualification to hold dual posts of Upa Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat and Secretary of Water Shed Committee. In response to the notice issued by this Court on 3.12.2008, the 7th respondent - Assistant Director, Agriculture, Wanaparthy has filed a detailed counter affidavit. It is stated that the 6th respondent has given his resignation from the post of Upa Sarpanch of Thirumalapally Gram Panchayat and accepting the same, the Mandal Parishad Development Officer has forwarded the same to the District Panchayat Officer, Mahabubnngar vide letter dated 15.12.2008 and at present he is holding only the post of Secretary of the Watershed Committee. In view of the above counter averments, nothing survives for further adjudication in this writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.3.6.2009 msv