IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 8373 of 2004 Between: K.Balaratnam, S/o.K.Rajaiah, Commercial Taxes Department, R/o.6-1-119/C, Padma Rao Nagar, Near Sardar Patel College,Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad, A.P. 2 Electoral Registration officer, O/o.Chief Election Commissioner,Election Commission of India, Secunderabad Constituency, Budha Bhavan, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue Writ, order direction more particularly in nature of Mandamus compelling the respondent to enlist the name of the petitioner herein in the electoral list of booth No.3, Padma Rao Nagar Division, Secunderabad Assembly Constituency, Secunderabad, In virtue of electoral identity card bearing No. AP/31/209/006365. AND consequently direct the respondent to accept the vote of the petitioner and other eligible voters with valid election identity card by permitting them to cast their vote through postal ballot or any other form this Hon'ble court deems feasible and proper on or before 13th May 2004 in the interest of Justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri I.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL Counsel for the Respondent No.2: Sri C.P.Sarathy The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Justice B.Sudershan Reddy) It is brought to our notice that during the pendency of this writ petition, the petitioner’s name has been enrolled as voter in the electoral list of booth No.3, Padmarao Nagar, Secunderabad Assembly Constituency. In such view of the matter, no further cause survives requiring any further adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. __________________________ (B.SUDERSHAN REDDY,J) 15..03..2005 _____________ (C.V.RAMULU, J) bsc/ts To 1 The chief Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad, A.P. 2 The Electoral Registration officer, O/o.Chief Election Commissioner,Election Commission of India, Secunderabad Constituency, Budha Bhavan, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. 3 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4 2 CD copies.