IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.296 of 2008 Between: Maradana Appala Naidu S/o.Gangu Naidu, R/o.Pachalavalasa Village, Dattirajeru Mandalam, Vizianagaram District. ...PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram. 2 The Tahsildar, Dattirajeru Mandal, Vizianagaram District. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.L.RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.296 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in preparing the voters list without following the procedure and proposing to conduct elections on 09.01.2008 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of A.P. Farmers Management of Irrigations Systems Act (Act 11 of 1997) (“the Act” for brevity). The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to the respondents to prepare fresh voters list by following the mandatory provisions contemplated under the Act and permit him to contest and cast his vote in respect of T.C.No.5. Though there is no representation for the petitioner at the hearing, in view of letter dated 18.03.2008 addressed to the Registry by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel, the Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed as infructuous. _______________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 24th March 2008 RRB