IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 14051 of 2008 Between: Uppari Tukaram S/o. Balaiah R/o. Indiranagar Village, Mardi Gram Panchayat, Kalher Mandal, Medak District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 District Collector, ( Irrigation ) Medak at Sangareddy 2 RDO, SangaReddy, Medak District. 3 Tahsildar, Kalher Mandal, Medak District. 4 Water Users Association, Nallvagu Project, Rep. by its Asst. Engineer, IV, Krishnapur, Kalher Mandal, Medak district. 5 Sri Hanimandlu S/o. Kistaiah R/o. Mardi, Medak District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 any appropriate writ, order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd and 3rd respondents in allowing the name of 5th respondent as a member of the 4th respondent and seeking to conduct election on 2.7.2008 for the post of president/ Vice President of the 4th respondent as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the rules and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to forthwith conduct election to the Vacancy of Territorial Constituency Member of the 4th respondent and then hold election for the post of President / Vice President of the 4th respondent society and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.RAGHUVEER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. Counsel for Respondents 4 and 5: None The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No :14051 of 2008 ORDER: Petitioner alleges that the Respondents 2 and 3 who are the election authorities for the election to the President and Vice President of the 4th respondent Water Users’ Association have failed to treat the 5th respondent as disqualified despite his holding office of the Chairman, P.A.C.S., Mardi, in transgression of the mandate of Section 14 of the Andhra Pradesh Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997. In respect of such a grievance pertaining to the validity of the elections or the qualification or disqualification of an elector, the petitioner has a remedy before the Election Tribunal under the provisions of the Rules in Chapter 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2003. In view of the availability of an alternative, efficacious statutory remedy, this court is not inclined to adjudicate upon the grievances presented herein. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to pursue appropriate statutory remedies. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 2nd July, 2008 pnb ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The District Collector, ( Irrigation ) Medak at Sangareddy. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, SangaReddy, Medak District. 3 The Tahsildar, Kalher Mandal, Medak District. 4 Two C.Cs. to the G.P. for Irrigation & Command Area Devt. High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5.Two C.D. copies