IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 4857 of 2008 Between: Smt.Kundarapu Latha W/o.Mohandas, R/o.H.No.1-11-85/1, Weavers Colony, Jangaon Town and Mandal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 District Collector and Election Authority Collectorate, Subedari, Warangal. 2 Election Officer (Senior Inspector/Auditor) O/o. Assistant Director (Jouly Shakha ) Near Adalath, Hanamkonda, Warangal. 3 Sub-Inspector of Police, Jangaon Town, Jangaon, Warangal District. 4 Smt.Gardasu Uma W/o.Haridas, R/o.H.No.1-4-53, Weavers Colony, Jangaon Town and Mandal, Warangal 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 a Writ, order or direction one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 and 2 as illegal, arbitrary and against the settled principles of law and consequently direct the respondents No.1 and 2 to conduct recounting of the votes polled in favour of the petitioner and the respondent No.4 in the elections held on 12.2.2008 for the post of directors in women quota to the Bharath T.C. and J.B. Hand weavers Co-operative Society, Jangaon. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.BRAHMAIAH CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR} O R D E R:- This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to conduct recounting of the votes polled in favour of the petitioner and respondent No.4 in the elections held on 12.2.2008 for the post of Director in women quota to Bharath T.C. and J.B. Hand Weavers Cooperative Society, Jangoan, in women quota. Heard Sri V.Brahmaiah Chowdary, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Government Pleader for Cooperation appearing for the respondents 1 and 2. It is represented that certain irregularities were committed in the conduct of elections. As and when any irregularity is found in the conduct of elections particularly either in the election process or in the declaration of results, it is not for this Court to entertain any writ petition invoked under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, but the remedy is elsewhere. However, as it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in order to bring out those irregularities to the notice of the authorities he gave a representation on 20.2.2008, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the representation and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________ 07.03.2008 Note: Furnish copy Monday B/o bcj