IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 15519 of 2007 Between: Mukku Ramulu S/o.Anthaiaha R/o.Ekmamidi village, Nawabpet Mandal, Ranga rEddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Election Tribunal cum Junior Civil Judge, Vikarabad, R.R. District at Vikarabad. 2 Marpally Devaiah S/o.Shivaiah R/o.Ekmamidi village, Nawabpet Mandal, Ranga reddy District. .....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 to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent No.1 in granting liberal adjournments to the other respondents for filing of their counters in Election O.P.No.11/2006 and in not making any endeavour to dispose of the case as contemplated under rule 7(1) of A.P. Panchayat Raj (ElectionTribunal in respect of Gram Panchayats, Mandal Parishads and Zilla Parishads) Rules, 1995 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Rule 7(1) of A.P. Panchayat raj (Election Tribunal in respect of Gram Panchayats, Mandal Parishads and zilla Parishads) Rules, 1995 and consequently direct respondent No.1 to dispose of election O.P.No.11/2006 by fixing a time frame which this Hon'ble Court deems fit proper and to grant such other relief or reliefs. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.BAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner was unsuccessful in the elections held for the post of Sarpanch of Ekmamidi Gram Panchayat in the year 2006 and he approached the election Tribunal and filed election O.P.No.11 of 2006 questioning the election of the 2nd respondent as Sarpanch. As there is no progress in the said E.O.P., though two years have elapsed, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Having regard to the fact that the election petition is already filed and the same is numbered as O.P.No.11 of 2006, this Court without going into the merits of the case dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to decide the said O.P.No.11 of 2006 within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. _____ _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J. 29.4.2008 kpr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR}