HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE G. V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION No. 15445 OF 2006 Between: Katta Satyanarayana ……Petitioner And The State Election Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and three others ……Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the Petitioners : None Counsel for Respondent No.1 : Sri V.V.Prabhakar Rao Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 to 4 : Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Dated: 04-08-2006 Per G.S. SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “it is prayed that the Hon’ble court may 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 in not including the petitioner’s name in the voters list of Kovvali village and consequently rejection of the petitioner’s nomination for the elections to the Gram Panchayat, Kovvali Village vide orders dt.20.7.2006 and the consequential orders of the 3rd respondent in appeal vide proceedings dt.22.7.2006 in Roc.No.1209/2006A, as arbitrary, illegal, erroneous, unconstitutional and also violative of the provisions of the A.P.Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and Representation of the People Act and consequently direct the respondents to include the name of the petitioner in the voters list and also accept the nomination of the petitioner for elections to the Gram Panchayat of Kovvali village, Denduluru Mandal, West Godavari District and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 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. 19240 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. In view of dismissal of main petition and WPMP, the interim order shall stand automatically vacated. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ G.V.SEETHAPATHY,J 04-08-2006 ks