IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 8217 of 2009 Between: Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy, S/o. Vengala Reddy, Hindu, R/o. D.No. 12-1-18, Prakashnagar, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief Election Commissioner, New Delhi. 2 The Chief Electoral Officer, A.P. State Election Commission, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Director General of Police, State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4 Dr. Kodel Siva Prasad Rao, S/o. Late Sanjeevaiah, Hindu, R/o. D.No. 2-15-54/14, Kota Bazar, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. 5 Ravella Lakshminarayana, S/o. Kondaiah, Hindu, R/o. Ramireddypeta, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in not considering the representation dated 10-4-2009 for providing the Special security CRPF personnel and also providing closed Circuit T.V. Cameras for recording the polling process in the Villages., viz., 1. GOGULAPADU (Polling Stations Nol.s 36,37 & 38) 2. KARLAGUNTA (Polling Stations Nos. 24, 25 & 26) 3. YALLAMANDA (Polling Stations No.s 187, 188, 189, 190 & 191) 4. RAVIPADU (Polling Stations No. 63, 66, 67 & 68) 5. ISSAPALEM (Polling Stations No. 76 & 77) 6. PARAGATICHERLA (Pollingj Stations No. 17 & 18) u. SUBBAYYAPALEM (Polling Stations Nos. 41 & 42) 8. MUTTANAPALLI (Polling Stations No.s 48 & 49) 9. IKKURTHY (Polling Stations No. 169 & 170) to be held on 23-4-2009 in NO. 216, Narasaraopet Constituency, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct them consider the representations of the petitioner forthwith and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.V.S.MEHAR KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: MR.S.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the respondent no.3: G.P. for Home. The Court made the following : ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) Heard Sri G.V.S. Mehar Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.Niranjan Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that, the petitioner made separate representations to the respondents 1 & 2 and the respondent no.3, on 10.04.2009, and also made a detailed representation on 17.04.2009 to the first respondent, for providing Special Security CRPF personnel and Closed Circuit TV cameras for recording polling process in certain sensitive villages as specified therein, in the Narasaraopet Assembly Constituency during the elections to the A.P. Legislative Assembly to be held on 23.04.2009, but so far no decision has been taken thereon by the respondents. It is also his submission that, considering the criminal record of the respondent no.4, the contesting candidate from the other political party, the aforesaid arrangements are essential. Without going into the merits of the case, since the representations dated 10.04.2007 and 17.04.2007 are pending with the respondents, we direct the respondent No.2 to dispose of the aforesaid representations made by the petitioner and take appropriate steps in accordance with law. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. -------------------------------- (A.GOPAL REDDY, J.) ----------------------- (K.C.BHANU, J.) 21.04.2009 CC by tomorrow. DRK