IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 7128 of 2004 Between: Sri Somu Rambabu, S/o Late Sanyasi, Vizianagaram Assembly Segment (Andhra Pradesh State) R/o Lankapatnam, Vizianagaram District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram. 2 The Inspector of Police, Vizianagaram Town PS., Vizianagaram 3 The Chief Election Commissioner, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 4 The Election Commissioner, State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 5 The District Returning Officer-cum-District Collector, Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram. 6 The Returning Officer-cum- Joint Collector, 20, Vizianagaram Assembly Constituency, Vizianagaram 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 a Writ of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the 1st and 2nd respondents in issuing the phamphlet and imposing conditions against the petitioner and the contesting candidates for the election to be held on 20-4-2004, for the Vizianagaram Assembly Segment as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and contrary to the rules issued by the Election Commissioner of India and violative of principles of natural justice and to set aside the same as it is without any authority. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.VENKATESWARA RAO GUDAPATI Counsel for the Respondents 1 & 2 & 5 & 6 : GP FOR HOME Counsel for the respondent 4: Mr.V.V. Prabhakar Rao. Counsel for the respondent 3 : Mr.C.P.Saradhy. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: ( Per Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) ….. By passage of time, writ petition has been rendered infructuous and is disposed of as such. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA. C.J., _____________ G. ROHINI. J., Dated: 15.07.2004. VRK. To 1 The Superintendent of Police, Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram. 2 The Inspector of Police, Vizianagaram Town PS., Vizianagaram 3 The Chief Election Commissioner, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 4 The Election Commissioner, State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 5 The District Returning Officer-cum-District Collector, Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram. 6 The Returning Officer-cum- Joint Collector, 20, Vizianagaram Assembly Constituency, Vizianagaram District. 7. Two CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 8. Two CD copies. HON’BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI. W.P.NO. 7128 OF 2004. ( Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) Dt: 15.07.2004.