IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.4532 of 2005 Date: 6th December, 2010 Between: C.Rajasekhar Reddy and others. .. Petitioners And Chief Electoral Officer and Special Chief Secretary to Government, General Administration, Election Department, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.4532 of 2005 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent in upholding the orders of third respondent ordering deletion of names of petitioners in voters list of Penuballi village, Butchireddy palem mandal, in 126 Kovur Assembly Constituency, Nellore district as unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to take steps to include the names of petitioners in voters list of Penuballi village, Butchireddy palem mandal in 127 Kovur Assembly Constituency, Nellore district. It appears, questioning the orders deleting the names of petitioners from the voters list of Penuballi village, they filed representation before the Primary Authority, which was rejected and aggrieved thereby, petitioners preferred appeal before the second respondent-appellate authority and the appellate authority while upholding the decision of the primary authority, dismissed the appeal vide orders dated 18.1.2005. The learned counsel for petitioners states that as of now, the names of the petitioners are included in the voters list of Penuballi village, Butchireddypalem mandal, Nellore district. However, it is their grievance that the appellate authority while dismissing the appeal, made certain observations for launching criminal prosecution against the petitioners under Section 31 of Representation of Peoples Act, 1950 and in view of dismissal of appeal, the respondents are threatening to launch criminal prosecution against the petitioners under Section 31 of Representation of Peoples Act. Under those circumstances, the respondents are directed not to proceed against the petitioners for launching criminal prosecution under Section 31 of Representation of Peoples Act, 1950. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 6.12.2010 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.4532 of 2005 6.12.2010