IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3747 of 2008 Between: Velamala Sriramulu S/o. Late Appanna R/o. L.K. Palli, Sarubujjili Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Srikakulam District. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Cum Election Officer, Srikakulam District. 3 The Election Officer, Yaragam Water Users Association Elections Sarubujjili Mandal, Srikakulam District. .....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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring Presidential Post of Yaragam Water Users Association Vamshadhara Project Main Channel as casual vacancy by his proceedings dt. 09.01.2008 is highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, void and consequently direct the respondents to declare the petitioner as President of Yaragam Water Users Association Vamshadhara Project Main Channel and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.CHANDRA SHAKHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.3: GP FOR IRRIGATION AND COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3747 of 2008 ORDER: The matter is coming up ‘for admission’. The learned counsel for the petitioner had taken this Court through the contents of the affidavit in general and paragraphs 2 and 3 in particular and would maintain that these are all the illegalities, which may have to be gone into in the present writ petition. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation however would submit that inasmuch as the elections had already been conducted, if the writ petitioner is having any grievance, his remedy is to approach the appropriate Election Tribunal. In view of the same, liberty is given to the writ petitioner to invoke the said remedy, if he is so advised. The Writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 22.02.2008 Note: Issue C.C. by 25.02.2008. (B/o) JSU To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3747 of 2008 Date: 22.02.2008