IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1593 of 2008 Between: Mathi Naga Maleswara Rao … Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam, Krishna District & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri K.L.N. Swamy This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1593 of 2008 ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the petitioner. This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in seeking to conduct the elections for President and Vice-President of Water Distribution Committee of No.30 Challapally and Chairman and Vice-Chairman for Project Committee without including 193 Water Users Associations in the voters’ list, as illegal and violative of the provisions of the A.P. Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2003. The only grievance of the petitioner is that 193 Water Users Associations, which are eligible to participate in the elections, have been excluded from the voters’ list. At the hearing, it is admitted by Sri K.L.N. Swamy, learned counsel for the petitioner that since there was no stay granted by this Court, elections were held and results declared. Under chapter X of the Rules, no election held under the A.P. Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997 shall be challenged except by filing an election petition before the Election Tribunal. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed. The petitioner is permitted to approach the Election Tribunal under Rule 149 of the Rules, within a period of two weeks from today. On such filing of the petition, the Election Tribunal shall dispose of the same on merits without raising any objection on the limitation. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.1943 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 19.03.2008 Note:- Issue CC in one week. B/o. ES