THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.24413 OF 2006 Date: 06-12-2006 Between: Chinthala Anjali, w/o Sreenivasa Rao, Aged 30 years, housewife, resident of Komminenivaripalle village, Ballikurava mandal, Prakasam District. … Petitioner. And 1. The District Election Authority, Prakasam District-cum-The District Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District and 3 others. … Respondents. * * * ORDER: Heard the counsel. 2. The writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus declaring the delay in disposal of election O.P.No.7 of 2006 on the file of the Election Tribunal under the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994-cum-the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Addanki, Prakasam District, as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14 of Constitution of India and the Rules framed under the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, relating to the determination of election disputes and consequently to direct the Election Tribunal under the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994-cum-the Court of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Addanki, Prakasam District to dispose of the election O.P.No.7 of 2006 as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law and pass such other suitable orders. 3. Several factual details are narrated and these aspects need not be gone into at length at this stage. It is needless to say that normally election O.Ps. are to be disposed of at an early date and the delay in disposal would cause prejudice to the parties. 4. In view of the same, learned Election Tribunal-cum-Principal Junior Civil Judge, Addanki, Prakasam District is hereby directed to make an endeavour to dispose of the election O.P.No.7 of 2006 on his file at an early date, preferably, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. ___________________ P.S.NARAYANA, J. Date: 06th December 2006. BSB