HON’BLE SRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION No. 14683 OF 2006 Between: B.Venkatalakshamma and 121 others ……Petitioners And The State Election Commission, Hyderabad and three others ……Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the Petitioners : none Counsel for Respondents : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Dated: 28-07-2006 Per G.S. SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioners have made the following substantive prayer: “Therefore, it is just and necessary that the Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not including the names of the petitioners in the voters list in pursuant to the application dated 7.7.2006 submitted by the petitioners in the prescribed form No.6 before completing the Gram Sarpanch Elections scheduled to be held on 6.8.2006 as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the respondents to include the names of the petitioners in the voters lists forthwith enabling them to cast their votes in the Gram Panchayat Elections for the post of Sarpanch scheduled to be held on 6.8.2006 in the interest of justice.” Since no one has appeared for the petitioners, the writ petition is dismissed in default. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP No. 18288 of 2006 filed for issue of interim direction is also dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ Dt.28.7.2006 G.V.SEETHAPATHY,J ks