JUDGMENT : (Per BPR,J)

This appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent is filed at the instance of State of Andhra Pradesh and District Collector, Krishna district at Machilipatnam, aggrieved against the judgment of the learned Single Judge in W.P.No. 14175 of 2002 dated 13.8.2002, allowing the writ petition filed by the first respondent herein, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, wherein inter-alia sought for a mandamus directing the District Collector Krishna district at Machilipatnam not to make any elections to the composite Pulluru Gram Panchayat without passing the orders after examining the issue with reference to the rules in force as on the date of the order dated 22.11.1995 in W.P. No. 10987 of 1995 followed up by the other orders dated 2.1.2002 in W.P. No. 16896 of 2000 and without reference to subsequent rescinding of the rules or the imposition of the ban on bifurcation in G.O.Ms.No. 163 PR and RD dated 8.5.2002 and by declaring the action of the first respondent in Memo No. 26611/Pts.IV.A1/2002-1 dated 3.6.2002 and the proceedings of the second respondent District Collector dated 5.7.2002 as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional, null and void and set asi

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