IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 18530 of 2000 Between: G.Anjaneyulu, S/o.Mallaiah, Chinthapally Mandal, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector (Panchayat Raj), Nalgonda Dist At Nalgonda. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nalgonda. 3 The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Chinthapally Mandal, Nalgonda 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 issue an order or direction more in the nature of writ of Mandamus Writ of Mandamus Declaring the action of the respondents in not reserving even a single Ward out of 10 wards to scheduled cast in t h e Theedhedu Gram Panchayat, Chinthapally Mandal, Nalgonda District even though there are 374 SC Voters, out of 1946 total Voters in the said gram panchayat is bad, arbitrary, illegal, unjust and contrary to the rules of A.P.Panchayat Raj Act and consequently direct the respondents to reserve sufficient ward to the SCs in the present (2000 year) Gram Panchayat Elections. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.VENKATESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: G.P. for Panchayat Raj Counsel for the Respondent No.3: MR.P.RAGHAVENDRA REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.18530 OF 2000 ORDER: On the eve of elections to Theedhedu Gram Panchayat in 2000, the petitioner filed the writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to reserve sufficient wards to Scheduled Castes. Though the writ petition was admitted, no interim orders were passed. At this point of time, no direction can be issued to the respondents to reserve vacancies in favour of the Scheduled Castes. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. ___________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) 21.09.2004. pln To 1. The District Collector (Panchayat Raj), Nalgonda District at Nalgonda. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nalgonda. 3. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Chintapally Mandal, Nalgonda District. 4. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Panchayat Raj, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. 2 CD copies.