IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) TUESDAY THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND AND THREE : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE: V. V. S. RAO W.P. No. 22758 OF 2003 Between: Mr. P. Siva Prasad. Petitioner AND 1. The District Collector, Chittoor District. 2. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Somala Mandal, Chittoor 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 an appropriate writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not including the name of the petitioner in the voters list for the territorial constituency No. 3 of Peturu Water Users Association, Bonamanda Vanka at Peturu being illegal arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India apart for being violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 2nd Respondent to include the name of the petitioner in the voters list of the territorial constituency No. 3 of Peturu Water Users Association, Bonamanda Vanka at Peturu. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. T. Lakshmi Narayana, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Govt. Pleader for Irrigation, on behalf of the Respondents. THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER: “Learned govt. pleader for Irrigation seeks time for getting instruction in the matter. Post on 4-11-2003 ‘for admission’. In the meanwhile, the petitioner shall be permitted to participate in the elections to Water Users Assocaition, peturu village, Somala Mandal, Chittoor District. treating him as included in territorial Constituency No. 3 of Peturu. This is subject to the Election officer satisfying himself that the petitioner owns an extent of Acs. 10.34 cents which falls in territorial Constituency No. 3. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The District Collector, Chittoor District. 2. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Somala Mandal, Chittoor District. 3. Two CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Irrigation, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 4. One spare copy. BV