THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24404 of 2010 Date: 29.11.2010 Between: Janagama Shankaraiah, S/o.Rajaiah ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri MUMMANENI SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: AGP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ Counsel for the Respondent Nos.5 to 7: SRI E.MADAN MOHAN RAO The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to set aside order dated 04.09.2010 of respondent No.2, whereby the petitioner has been removed from the post of Sarpanch of Kataram Gram Panchayat, Karimnagar. At the hearing, Sri Mummaneni Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner has not disputed that against the impugned order his client has a right of appeal under Section 249 (7) of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. Ordinarily, this Court would not be inclined to entertain the writ petition filed bypassing such a remedy, more so, when the same is efficacious. As the remedy provided in case of removal of Sarpanch, being an appeal, the same in my opinion, is efficacious. I do not therefore find any justifiable reason for the petitioner not to avail such a remedy. The learned counsel for the petitioner, however, apprehends that if such an appeal is filed, respondent No.1 is not likely to pass appropriate orders on the stay application. In view of this apprehension, the interim order granted by this Court on 01.10.2010 shall be continued for a period of one month. The petitioner is permitted to file an appeal along with an application for stay, within a period of two weeks from today. Within two weeks of the petitioner filing stay application in the appeal, respondent No.1 shall pass appropriate order thereon. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, W.V.M.P.No.5191 of 2010 and W.P.M.P.No.31240 of 210 shall stand disposed of. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 29.11.2010 Note: Issue CC in one week. B/o. va