1.These two Writ Appeals are against the same judgment of the learned single Judge dated 24-9-1998 in Writ Petition No. 24801 of 1998. The Writ Appeal No. 1805 of 1998 is filed by the petitioner in the said writ petition. The Writ Appeal No. 1826 of 1998 is filed by the respondent Nos. 5 to 9 in the said writ petition. The parties are referred to herein as they were arrayed in the writ petition. A few facts which are necessary for the disposal of these writ appeals are as follows :
The petitioner (appellant in Writ Appeal No. 1805 of 1998) was elected as Sarpanch of the Peerzadiguda Gram Panchayat for a second consecutive term. He belongs to Congress party. The 2nd respondent issued a show cause notice in Roc No. B2/1495/97, dated 16-6-1997 alleging infraction of sub-section (1) of S.249 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act , 1994 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). Even before the petitioner could give explanation, the 2nd respondent issued another show cause notice in Roc. No. B2/1495/97, dated 19-1-1998. In the show cause notice the 2nd respondent framed nine charges. These inter alia relate to sanctioning of lay - outs which are not in accordance with law and failure on the part o