HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA W.P.No.16095 of 2006 Dated 1st AUGUST 2006 Between: Krishnas Rao Barik S/o Budya Barik, 55 years R/o Chepara Gram Panchayat, Meliaputti Mandal Srikakulam District … Petitioner And: The Revenue Divisional Officer, Palakonda Division, Palakonda Srikakulam District & 7 others … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA W.P.No.16095 of 2006 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel. This writ petition is filed for writ of mandamus to declare the proceedings of the 1st respondent in PEAP No.49 of 2006, dated 22.07.2006 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the circular issued by the 5th respondent in Circular No.449/SEC/B1/2006 dated 18.5.2006 and consequently direct the respondents to allow the petitioner to contest for the post of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Chapra, Chapra village, Srikakulam District in the ensuing elections and pass such other suitable orders. It is stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the respondents 1 to 4 had not followed the guidelines in the circular issued by the State Election Commission. Several factual details had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition. It is needless to say that the writ Court cannot gone into those factual details at this stage. Admittedly, the petitioner is having a remedy by way of Election Petition and he can as well raise all his contentions raised in this petition before the Election Tribunal. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J Dated: 1st AUGUST 2006 BSS/MDAA