IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 24146 of 2000 Between: Peraiah Makkena, (Hindu) S/o. Venkata Subbaiah. R/o. Vinukonda. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Presiding Officer/President, Vinukonda Bar Association, Guntur District. 2 The Election Officer/Secretary, Bar Council of A.P.High Court, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a Writ order or order more especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Rule 17 of the Bar Council Rules as ultravires void and violative of principles of natural justice and consequentially cancel the election held on 30/11/2000 to the Bar Council of A.P. in so far as Vinukonda Bar Association is concerned as illegal, arbitrary, capricious, violative of principles of natural justice and consequentially direct the respondents to control re-poll of the Bar Council Elections held on 30/11/2000 at Vinukonda Bar Association forthwith and consequentially count the repolled votes along with the other ballots from 15/12/2000 and pass such other order or orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.RAVI SHANKAR JANDHYALA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.C.DAMODAR REDDY THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 24146 of 2000 ORDER:(per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) The subject matter of the writ petition relates to the Bar Council Elections held on 30.11.2000. As further elections were also held, nothing survives in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. V.ESWARAIAH,J P.SWAROOP REDDY,J Dt:09.07.2009 usd