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 : 8479 of 2009 Between: Nakka Prasad Rao S/o. Late Papinaidu Gram Panchayat, Gedda Kancharam Village, G. Sigadam Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Praja Parishath, Srikakulam 2 The Executive Engineer, Panchyat Raj Department, Zilla Praja Parishath Office, Srikakulam 3 The Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchyat Raj Department, Sub Division, Ponduru, Srikakulam District. 4 The Assistant Executive Engineer, Panchyat Raj Department (Special Section), Sub Division, Ponduru, Srikakulam 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 any appropriate writ, order or direction preferably a Writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in changing the proceedings issued in Rc.No.4832/2007/B2 dt. 12.03.208 to that of Rc.No.2318/B2/208 dt. 18.06.2008 by including the same works at Sl.No.54 at Sl.No.49 by increasing Rs.35,000/- for the purpose of repairs to the road from Kittlapeta to Rajulapeta (via) Gadabapeta and also the action of the respondents in not following the guidelines issued in G.O.Ms.No.37 Panchayat Raj & Rural Developemnt Department dt. 18.02.2005 as being illegal, arbitrary, and consequently set aside the proceedings in Rc.No.2318/B2/208 dt. 18.06.2008 issued by the 1st respondent by directing the respondents to follow the guidelines issued in the said GO in its letter and spirit Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.VISWANADHAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner claiming to be the Sarpanch of Gedda Kancharam Village, G.Sigadam Mandal, Srikakulam District has filed this writ petition questioning the action of the respondents in not following the settled procedure in the matter of entrustment of works through nomination basis to be made in the Grama Sabha in respect of the work – Repairs to road from Gedda Kancharam to Gadabapeta. Today when the matter is taken up, the learned standing counsel for the respondent Gram Panchayat submitted that even though the said work was entrusted on nomination basis, the same could not be carried out because of lack of funds and thus the same was cancelled. Since the entrustment of the work itself is cancelled due to lack of funds, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. The writ petition shall, accordingly, stand dismissed. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.3.6.2009 msv