IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 6830 of 2009 Between: Indian Justice Party A Registered National Political Party B-113, Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi-17, Rep. by its Convenor, A.P. Mr. Manne Leo Augustine. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Election Commission of India Rep. by its Secretary Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi. 2 The Chief Electoral Officer, Government of Andhra Pradesh General Administration (Elections F) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....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 issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the Election Notification dt. 2nd March 2009 issued by the 1st respondent in respect of Biennial Elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from nine Local Authorities Constituencies, invalid to the extent of only the declaration of results on 2-4-2009 as illegal, and arbitrary and for a consequent direction to declare the said results only after 23-4-2009. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.NIVARTHI M.S. Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) The subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous as the counting of votes in respect of Biennial elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from nine Local Authorities’ Constituencies is already over. In view of the same, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. _________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. 6.4.2009 kpr