THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.13401 OF 2010 15TH June, 2010. Between: J.NARAYANASWAMY .. PETITIONER AND THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA, NIRVACHAN SADA, ASHOKA ROAD, NEW DELHI AND OTHERS .. RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.13401 OF 2010 JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) By-election to 12 Assembly Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh being on cards, a writ is sought to restrain the Election Commission from proceeding in that direction on the allegations of disturbing law and order situation in Telangana area and absence of peaceful atmosphere. To persuade us to display interference, reliance by Party- in-person is placed on a judgment of the Apex Court in UNION OF INDIA V. ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS[1] wherein the Supreme Court had an occasion to appreciate the rights of the voters to know the particulars of their candidates before casting their votes, apparently not attracted in the case on hand. Be that as it may, petitioner’s endeavour is to stall the process of by-election on the basis of some press reports suggesting law and order disturbances, on which count expression of opinion on our part is unwarranted because that is the province of the Election Commission which is the appropriate authority to be approached. Suffice it to say, it is not an area to be embarked upon by us. Dismissed along with miscellaneous petitions. VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR, J. NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, C.J. 15TH June, 2010. Nagesh Babu THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.13401 OF 2010 O R D E R: (Per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) 15TH June, 2010. [1] AIR 2002 SC 2112