IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18888 of 2004 Between: Y.Jaya Reddy, S/o Sami Reddy, R/o Chinkaparthi, Chittoor District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Mandal Development Office, rep.by its E.O., R.D., Valmikipuram Mandal, Chittoor District 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Chittoor .....RESPONDENTS 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 or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the purported action of the respondents in conducting the election to Ward No.13, Chinkaparthi Village, Valmikipuram Mandal, Chittoor District on 14-10-2004 by following the Revised Voters list prepared contrary to the procedure and permitting some persons to vote in more than one ward and denying the right of vote to some original members of Ward No.13 as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the respondents to conduct the election to Ward No.13 by permitting only the original voters and residents of Ward No.13 to exercise their Franchise and to grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.JALAKAM.SATHYA RAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: Once the election process is commenced by issuing a notification specifying the date of election, any deletion or addition of the names in the voters’ list can be challenged by way of an election petition only after the declaration of the results of the elections. In view of the same, I see no grounds to entertain the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _______________ A.GOPAL REDDY,J DATED:13-10-2004 GJ To 1 Mandal Development Office, rep.by its E.O., R.D., Valmikipuram Mandal, Chittoor District 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Chittoor 3. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 4. Two C.D. copies.