THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION NO.16535 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner is aggrieved by the action of the respondents in proposing to conduct elections for electing two members, one from Ayurveda Medical category and other from Unani Medical category for the Central Council of Indian Medicine in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents committed grave mistake while publishing the Voters’ List by not giving correct addresses of the members, as a result of which it is impossible for any contesting member in the election to meet the members. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also highlighted some other irregularities such as sending of ballot papers to the incorrect addresses of the voters and in fact, the ballot papers never reached the members concerned and fictitious signatures are put on the ballot papers. Sri N.V.Ramanujam, learned Standing Counsel for the Central Government, submits that elections were notified as back as on 29.04.2011 and the election process has already been started. Learned Standing Counsel also placed reliance on an order passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No.33 of 2009, wherein the following direction was issued. “In the States of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal also, Returning Officers as well as seats have been notified and funds have been released by the Government of India but keeping in view the submissions of the Union of India that they be granted further time for completion of the election process in these States, we direct that elections be completed in these States by 29th July, 2011.” Learned Standing Counsel submits that the elections are being held in obedience to the orders passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, it is clear that the election process has already commenced on 29.04.2011. When the notification for holding elections was issued and therefore, the process of election cannot be stopped, especially in view of the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court as well as on the ground that the process of election has already started. Resultantly, I find no merit in the Writ Petition and the same is dismissed. No order as to costs. _____________________ (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J) 16th June 2011 RRB