THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No. 18751 of 2006 DATED: 15-09-2006 Between: Karre Kranthi Kumar. ..Petitioner. and Stage-II Officer, Grampanchayath Elections cum Mandal Development Officer, Bachannapet Village and Mandal, Warangal District and others. ..Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No.18751 of 2006 ORDER: Heard the counsel. This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not considering the representation made by the petitioner dated 22-08-2006, as illegal and arbitrary and to declare the 4th respondent as disqualified to the post of Sarpanch for Major Grampanchayat of Bachannapet Village and Mandal, Warangal District as he suffers with disqualification in view of the mandatory provisions under Section 19(3) of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (For short ‘the Act’) and pass such other suitable orders. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner had already filed an election petition and the same is at S.R. stage. The same is hereby recorded. The ground raised is disqualification under Section 19(3) of the Act. It is needless to say that the petitioner is having a remedy by way of election petition, which is said to have been already invoked or in the alternative, the petitioner is at liberty to avail the procedure specified under Section 22 of the Act. With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________ P.S.NARAYANA,J Dated:15-09-2006 sj