( 1 ) IN this writ petition, the validity of G. O. Rt. No. 281 (981 wrongly typed as 281), Panchayat Raj Rural Development and Relief (ESTT-1) Department, dated 25-7-1996 is assailed.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is the sitting M. L. A. from Proddutur Assembly Constituency. He submits that originally the office of the Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj was functioning at Jammalamadugu from 1984 and that there are 13 mandals under the Divisional Office. Out of 13 mandals, 4 are situate within Jammalamadugu Constituent Assembly and the rest under Proddutur and Pulivendula Assembly Constituencies. It was found that the location of the office of the Divisional Engineer, Panchayat Raj was not convenience for the villagers in various mandals either from the point of transport facilities or distance and also in order to execute various developmental activities. Hence, it became necessary to shift the office from Jammalamadugu to Proddutur. Accordingly, the Government issued G. O. Rt. No. 1372, dated 22-11-1991 shifting the Panchayat Raj Engineering Division from Jammalamadugu to Proddutur. After it was shifted, permanent building was constructed by spending Rs. 5 lakhs. While so,