P. Ravi Kumari, v. State Of Andhra Pradesh,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN

Present

Between:

P. Ravi Kumari, W/o. Malleswara Rao, Aged about 45 years, R/o. Nidumukkala Village, Tadikonda Mandal, Guntur District.

.. Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Dept., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents The Court made the following:

ORDER:

The petitioner challenges the order, dated 24.12.2014, suspending the petitioner as Sarpanch in exercise of power under Section 249(6) of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (for short, 'the Act'). This Court, by order, dated 04.02.2015, having regard to the provision contained in Section 249(6) of the Act, directed to treat the period of suspension as valid for a period of three (3) months only and to restore the petitioner as Sarpanch after the completion of the period of three (3) months.

2. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is reinstated and is now functioning as Sarpanch to the Nidumukkala Gram Panchayat, Tadikonda Mandal, Guntur District, and the petitioner is not intending to prosecute the writ petition further.

3. Having regard to the provision contained in Section 249(6) of the Act as already considered by this Court and since the petitioner is already re-instated, no further orders are necessary.

4. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.

_________________ P.NAVEEN RAO, J Date: 23rd September, 2015 KL

Date: 23rd September, 2015 KL