IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3652 of 2009 Between: 1 M.M. Jahangir Ali S/o.Mahaboob Ali R/o. H.No.11-21-12, N.T.R. Nagar, L.B.Nagar Cirlce, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 2 N.T.R. Nagar, Slum-dweller and uplifting Society, Regd.No.1663 of 1987, rep. by its President, M.M. Jahangir Ali, S/o. Mahaboob Ali. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Election Commissioner of India, Nirvachan Bhavan, New Delhi. 2 The A.P. State Election Commission, rep. by its Secretary, 3rd floor, Budda Bhavan, M.G. Road, Secunderabad. 3 The Chief Electoral Officer, General Administration (Election) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 4 The District Election Officer / Collector & Executive Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District, Office at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 5 The District Election Officer and the Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. 6 Electoral Registration Officer & Deputy Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, L.B.Nagar Circle, Saroornagar, Hyderabad. 7 The Electoral Registration Officer 50-Maheswaram Assembly Constituency, Revenue Divisional Officer, Ranga Reddy District (East Division) at Malakunta, Hyderabad. 8 The Asst. Electoral Registration Officer 50-Maheswaram Assembly Constituency, The Special Dy. Collector & Tahsildar, Saroor Nagar Mandal, L.B.Nagar Circle, G.H.M.C., Hyderabad - 500 035. .....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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to clear the objections given by the petitioners and their members through their representations on 29.08.2008 and 20.02.2009 before the issuance of the election Notification by the Election Commission of India by disposing of all the objections and consequently direct the respondents not to change the name from N.T.R. Nagar Colony to Sri Nagar Colony as it is illegal and to retain only N.T.R. Nagar instead of Sri Nagar Colony in the Electroal Rolls for 50-Maheswaram Assembly Constituency and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.SRI RAGHU RAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: R.RAMACHANDRA REDDY,SC FOR MCH 1,2,4&6 The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The 1st petitioner claims to be the oldest resident of N.T.R. Nagar, L.B.Nagar Circle, Saroor Nagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and the 2nd petitioner is a registered society and its members are also the residents of N.T.R. Nagar. There were civil disputes between the Government and the petitioners with regard to the land in which the petitioners are residing, and it resulted in certain discrepancies in the voters list, wherein the names of several residents of N.T.R. Nagar were deleted and the names of some of them are shown as being residents of Siri Nagar Colony, which does not part of N.T.R. Nagar. To remove the discrepancies, the petitioners state that they made representation dated 29.8.2008, followed by another representation dated 20.2.2009, to some of the respondents, requesting them to amend the voters list by making necessary corrections in the entries, otherwise they will lose their right to file objections to the final voters list, and thereby also lose their valuable right to vote in the ensuing elections, and it is their grievance that the respondents have neither rectified the voters list nor passed any orders till date on their representations. The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that though the members of the petitioner-society belong to N.T.R. Nagar, the description of the place of their residence is wrongly mentioned in the voter’s list as Siri Nagar Colony, and if the respondents fail to pass appropriate orders on their representations by correcting the mistake, both their right to file objections to the final voters list and their right to vote and their right over their property situated in N.T.R. Nagar, would be frustrated. The learned Government Pleader for General Administration Department, appearing for respondents, 3, 4 7 and 8, on instructions, submitted that the petitioners’ representations are under active consideration, and the respondents will enquire into the matter and take necessary steps to correct the voters list, if any mistakes are found therein. Having heard the learned counsel for both the parties, and in view of the stand taken by the learned Government Pleader that the matter is under consideration, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: “The respondents are directed to consider the representations dated 29.8.2008 and 20.2.2009 and examine whether any mistakes have crept in the voters’ list of N.T.R. Nagar, as alleged by the petitioners, and if they find that the description of place of residents of N.T.R. Nagar is wrongly mentioned in the voters’ list as Siri Nagar, then they shall correct the description and then pass appropriate orders on the representations of the petitioners, expeditiously, preferably not later ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioners.” Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 26th February, 2009 bcj