IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9536 of 1998 Between: K.Suryanarayana , S/o. Kristamma, R/o. Kurellagudem Village, Bhimadolu Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Panchayat Extention Officer, Bhimadolu, West Godavari District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3 The State of Andhra Pradesh , Rep.by the Secretary to Government Panchayat Raj Department, Hyderabad. .....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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in stopping the drinking water supply of Kurellagudem village is illegal, arbitrary and violative of fundamental rights and consequently direct the 1st Respondents to supply the drinking water to the petitioner as well as to entire village which are stored in the Gram Panchayat Tank. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.ATCHAIAH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT. The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner filed this writ petition, in effect, seeks a direction to the first respondent to supply drinking water stored in the Gram Panchayat Tank, to him as well as to the entire village of Kurella. When the matter came up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner as well as the respondents. The main relief and the interim relief sought for by the petitioner are one and the same. This Court while admitting the writ petition by order, dated 07-04-1998, granted interim direction in W.P.M.P. No. 11590 of 1998. By virtue of the interim direction, no orders are required to be passed. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 04-03-2005 Svv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Panchayat Extention Officer, Bhimadolu, West Godavari District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3 The State of Andhra Pradesh , Rep.by the Secretary to Governmen Panchayat Raj Department, Hyderabad. 4 Two C.Cs to the Government Pleader for Panchayat & Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5 Two C.D.copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ESWAR}