A writ petition challenging the merger of Srinivasa Nagar and Achanpally Gram Panchayats into Bodhan Municipality was closed after elections to the Municipality were held in 2020, leaving no surviving cause, with no order on costs.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE TWENTYTHIRDDAYOF SEPTEMBER, . TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTYFOUR
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICEK.SARATH
WRIT PETITION 23178 1
Between:
Meka Venkata BabuRao,s/o. VenkateswarRao lndian, Aged 44 years,Fl/o. Chekki Camp Srinivasa NagarGram Panchayat Bodhan, Nizamabad District
...PETITIONER
AND
...RESPONDENTS
to issue an appropriateWrit, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamusdeclaring the inclusion of srinivasNagarand Achanpally Gram PanchayatsintoBodhan Municipality,which was publishedin the Teiangana GazetteNo.11dated 30-03-2018,Act No.4 oI 2018 ScheduleXl, as illegal, null,void and arbitrary.
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Petition under Section151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filedin support of the petition, the High Court may be pleasedto suspend the merger of twoGram Panchayatsi.e., Srinivasa Nagarand Achanpally into Bodhan Municipalitywhich was published,in the Telangana Gazette No.11 dated 30-03-2018,Act No.4 of 2O1BScheduleXl' pending disposal of the Writ Petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner : SRl.K DURGA PRASAD
Counsel for the RespondentNo. 1 to 5 : GP FOR PANCHAYATRAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
The Gourt made the following: ORDER
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH
WRIT PETITION No.23178 OF 2018
ORDER:
Today, rvhen the matter is taken up for hearing, learned coun sel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners in the present writ petition are challenging the merger of Srir.rivas Nagar and Achanpally Gram Panchayat into the respondent No.S-Bodhan Municipality. Subsequentl],. the respondents have conducted r:lections for the respondent No.S-Bodhan Municipality in the year 2020. In vierv of the sa-rne, the cause in the writ petition does not survive .
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CLOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION
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Meka Venkata Babu Rao
State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department
Commissioner, Panchayat Raj, Hyderabad
Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (Elec.II) Department
The District Collector, Nizamabad District
Bodhan Municipality, Rep. by its Commissioner
K. Sarath
As recorded by the court registry
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