THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.938 of 2008 DATED 24.1.2008 Between: Kurakula Venkateswarlu. .. Petitioner Versus The District Election Authority and The Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District and two others. ,, Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.938 of 2008 ORDER: The matter is coming up for admission. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation takes notice. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner had taken this Court through the contents of the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition and would maintain that the action of the 2nd respondent in rejecting the candidature of the petitioner is totally unsustainable. 3. On the contrary, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation would submit that in the light of Rules 148 and 149 of A.P. Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2003, the remedy available to the petitioner is by way of Election Petition and therefore the Writ Petition cannot be maintained. 4. In view of the above submissions, liberty is given to the petitioner to question the same by way of Election Petition, if he is so advised. 5. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ------------------------ 24.01.2008 SSR