IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11307 of 2008 Between: Madduri Siddiramulu S/o.late Balaiah R/o.H.No.1-3-64, Shashtrinagar, Armoor proper and Mandal Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Principal Secretary to the Municipal Administration, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission rep. by its Commissioner, 3rd floor, Budha Bhawan, M.G.Road, Secunderabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Regional Director of Municipal Administration, Warangal. 4 The District Collector cum District Election Officer, Nizamabad District, Nizamabad. 5 The Election Officer cum Municipal Commissioner, Armoor Municipality, Armoor, NizamabadDistrict. 6 The Armoor Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Armoor, Nizamabad District. 7 Sri Venkatesham S/o.Veeraiah Armoor Municipality, Armoor, Nizamabad 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 issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondents no. 5 to 7 in rejecting the nomination of the petitioner for the post of the councilor of the ward No.4 of the Armoor Municipality dated 17.5.2008 on the ground of the petitioner is working as the president of the labour contract society even though the petitioner is a qualified one and the said ground is not at all ground for rejecting the nomination of the petitioner and even though the Hon'ble civil vacation Judge cum I Additional District Judge at Nizamabad in I.A.No.61 of 2008 in O.S.No.18 of 2008 dated 20.5.2008 directed the respondents no.5 to 7 to permit the petitioner to contest in the elections for the said post and the said order is communicated on the very same day, is arbitrary, illegal, null and void and violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India and also violative of the principles of natural justice and also violative of the provisions of the A.P. Municipalities Act. Consequently direct the respondents no.5 to 8 to implement the orders of t h e Hon'ble civil vacation Judge cum I Additional District Judge at Nizamabad in I.A.No.61 of 2008 in O.S.No.18 of 2008 dated 20.5.2008 and thereby permit the petitioner to contest in the elections for the post of the councilor in ward No.4 of the Armoor Municipality and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 11307 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition stating that the cause in the writ petition does not survive. 2. Recording the said submission, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________________________ Justice B.Seshasayana Reddy 9th June, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 11307 OF 2008 9th June, 2008