IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT APPEAL No. 1408 of 2004 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 16-08- 2004 in WPMP.No.18544 of 2004 in W.P.No.14404 OF 2004 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Makineni Narayana Rao, S/o Venkateswarlu, R/o Bank Colony, Viswanadhapuram, Podili, Prakasam District. ..... APPELLANT AND 1 The Presiding Officer, Mandal Parishad & Mandal Revenue Officer, Podili, Prakasam District. 2 The District Election Authority for Mandal Parishads & District Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 Smt.Velisetty Vijaya Gowri, W/o V.Venkateshwarlu, Mandal Parishad President, Podili, Prakasam District. 4 Smt.Vallapu Ramanamma, W/o MPTC Katurivaripalem Village, Podili Mandal, Prakasam District 5 Sri Vankayalapati Chinnaiah, S/o MPTC Amudalapalli (Talamalla) Village, Podili Mandal, Prakasam District. 6 State Election Commission, rep.by its Secretary, 3rd Floor, Buddha Bhavan, M.G.Road, Secunderabad. ....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant : Mr.C.S.K.V.RAMANAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondents 1 and 2 : G.P. FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Counsel for the Respondent No.6: Mr.K.G.K.Prasad, S.C. for State Election Commission. The Court made the following : ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) Learned single Judge has rightly passed the order dismissing the W.P.M.P., inasmuch as allowing such interim application would amount to allowing the writ petition itself. We see no ground to interfere with the order of the learned single Judge. Writ Appeal is dismissed. Liberty is reserved to the appellant to move appropriate application before the learned single Judge for early hearing of the writ petition. No costs. ____________________ (DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J.) 16th September 2004. __________________ (C.V.RAMULU, J.) ARS To 1 The Presiding Officer, Mandal Parishad & Mandal Revenue Officer, Podili, Prakasam District. 2 The District Election Authority for Mandal Parishads & District Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Secretary, State Election Commission, 3rd Floor, Buddha Bhavan, M.G.Road, Secunderabad. 4. Two CCs to Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5. Two C.D. copies.