HON'BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO.12310 OF 2006 Between: Smt. Shanthabai Janagam ..... Petitioner AND The District Collector and District Election Authority, Nizamabad District and others .....Respondents :: O R D E R:: Counsel for the Petitioner : None Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2 : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Counsel for Respondent No.3 : Shri R.Prem Sagar Dated: 02.08.2006 Per G.S.SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “ It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or a direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Returning Officer, Mandal Parishad, Gandhari Mandal, in rejecting the nomination of the petitioner to the officer of the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency Gurjal, Gandhari Mandal, Nizamabad district, as being arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and violative of the principles of natural justice and also contrary to the proviso to Section 19(3) of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and issue a consequential direction directing the respondents to declare the nomination of the petitioner as valid and permit her to contest the elections to the office of the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency, Gurjal, Gandhari Mandal, Nizamabad District.” Since no one has appeared for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed in default. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.15305 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 02.08.2006 ksld