IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.16940 of 2001 Between: P.Chinna Vengal Rao S/o. P.Lakshmaiah, R/o. Narravada Village, Duttalur Mandal, Nellore District. …PETITIONER AND 1. The Electoral Officer Udayagiri Assembly Constituency-cum-Mandal Revenue officer, Duttalur, Nellore District. 2 The Assistant Electoral Officer Udayagiri Assembly Constituency-cum-Mandal Revenue Officer, Duttalur, Nellore District. 3 The District Panchayat Officer, Nellore. 4 The State Election Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh, Buddha Bhavan, Secunderabad. 5 The District Election Authority-Cum-District Collector, Nellore. …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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or direction declaring the action of the respondent 1 to 3 herein in making changes in the voters list after the final electoral roll is published by the proceedings of the 3rd respondent in Roc.No.3760/99-A-1 Dt.29.7.2001 as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.4: MR.V.V.PRABHAKARA RAO, SC for SEC Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 & 5: Addl.Advocate General The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner seeks a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent Nos.1 to 3 in making changes in the Voters’ List after publication of final Electoral List by proceedings of the third respondent dated 29.07.2001 as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction. The Writ Petition is filed in view of the Elections to Panchayat, which was scheduled in August 2001. Though this Court admitted the Writ Petition, did not pass interim orders suspending the Voters’ List. Therefore nothing survives in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 8th September 2004 RRB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //True Copy// SECTION OFFICER Copy To: 1. The Electoral Officer Udayagiri Assembly Constituency-cum-Mandal Revenue officer, Duttalur, Nellore District. 2 The Assistant Electoral Officer Udayagiri Assembly Constituency-cum-Mandal Revenue Officer, Duttalur, Nellore District. 3 The District Panchayat Officer, Nellore. 4 The State Election Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh, Buddha Bhavan, Secunderabad. 5 The District Election Authority-Cum-District Collector, Nellore. 6. Two CCs to Addl.Advocate General, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7. Two CD copies.