IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.15069 OF 2010 DATED:02.7.2010 Between: PrajaTelangana Samithi Having its office at Plot No.459 Road No.19, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad Rep. by its General Secretary Prakash Chakravarthi,S/o. Panduranga … Petitioner And The Election Commission of India ‘Nirvachana Bhavan’, Ashok Road New Delhi, rep. by its Secretary … Respondent THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.15069 OF 2010 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) Application filed by the petitioner – political party before the respondent – Election Commission for its registration having failed to receive consideration, consequently this writ petition. Going by mandate of sub-section (7) of section 29A of the Representation of People Act, 1951, a duty is cast upon the respondent to take a decision be it to register the political party or otherwise. Admittedly petitioner’s application awaits decision, obviously statutory obligation has not been discharged by the respondent and apparently for no reason much less tenable in law. In the aforementioned backdrop, the least that is expected from the respondent Election Commission is to take notice of the fact that the bye-elections are scheduled to be held on 27.7.2010 and regard being had to that aspect of the matter coupled with the absence of a legal impediment which could prevent the Commission from taking a decision, we find no option but to direct the Commission to take a decision on the application of the petitioner without delay of course on the touch stone of law. Disposed of. VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 02-7-2010 B. Narsinga Rao