IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 4728 of 2008 Between: Doddi Vithoba S/o. Adeppa Gudikallu Village, Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector and District Election Authority, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 2 The Development Authority (H&T) Office of the Assistant Director (H&T) Kurnool. 3 Sri Mallikarjuna Weavers Silk Weaving Production and Sales Society, Gudikallu rep. by its President. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 writ order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not taking appropriate action on the complaint / representation made by the petitioner dt. 15.02.2008 to cancel the election and the declaration made by the Election Officer appointed by him in view of the fraud committed in the election process as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to APCS Act 1964 and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith initiate action by suspending the existence of the Committee constituted which is in violation of the Election Procedure. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.U.M.V.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN} O R D E R:- This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus to declare the action of the 1st respondent in not taking appropriate action on the complaint/representation dated 15.2.2008 made by the petitioner to cancel the election and the declaration made by the Election Officer in view of the fraud committed in the election process, as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith initiate action by suspending the existence of the Committee constituted which is in violation of the Election Procedure. Heard Sri J.U.M.V.Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Government Pleader for Handloom and Textiles appearing for respondents 1 and 2. It is represented that certain irregularities were committed in the conduct of elections. As and when any irregularity is found in the conduct of elections particularly either in the election process or in the declaration of results, it is not for this Court to entertain any writ petition invoked under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, but the remedy is elsewhere. However, as it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in order to bring out those irregularities to the notice of the authorities he gave a representation on 15.2.2008, I deem it appropriate to direct the 1st respondent to consider the representation and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________ 07.03.2008 bcj