THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.1384 OF 2008 DATED: 08-02-2008 BETWEEN: Ramadugu Tirupathi Rao, S/o. Linga Rao …Petitioner and The District Election Authority(Water Users Association And Distributory Committee) the Collector, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar And four others … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.1384 OF 2008 ORDER: This Court ordered notice before admission on 31-01-2008. The writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus declaring the election notification issued by the respondents dated 24-01-2008 for conducting the elections to the post of the President of the Distributory Committee, Jammikunta, Karimnagar District without conducting the elections to the post of the president of the Water Users Association, Thanugla-5, Jammukunta Mandal, Karimnagar District as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents not to conduct elections for the post of the president of the Distributory committee, Jammikunta, Karimnagar District unless the respondent authorities conduct the elections for the post of the president of the Water Users Association, Thanugula-5, Jammikunta, Karimnagar District and pass such other appropriate suitable orders. Several facts had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. The instructions are placed before this court and the said instructions read as hereunder: “In the W.P.filed by Ramadugu Thirupathi Rao, S/o. Linga Rao has filed W.P. in Hon’ble High Court, Hyderabad, that elections to the President and Vice-President of Water Users Association No.5 – Tanugula were not conducted and conduct of Distributory Committee election without conducting elections to the Water Users Association No.5 – Tanugula is illegal. It was informed by the District Collector Office informing that the election to the Water Users Association President and Vice-President could not be conducted due to law and order problem. This office vide this office letter No.CAD/AR/639/2007, dated 09-01-2008 requested all the District Collectors to conduct elections to certain Water Users Associations which were adjourned as per Rule 37 of Election Manual due to disturbances during the election process and to complete the elections for these Water Users Associations by 22-01-2008. But it seems that this was not followed in this case. As the Distributory Committee election scheduled on 01-02-2008, the District Collector is requested to conduct the election of President and Vice-President of this Water Users Association on 31-01-2008 duly informing the T.C. members in writing and give the Form 3C notice(for Distributory Committee elections) to the newly elected President immediately after the elections and conduct Distributory Committee elections on 01-02-2008.” The instructions are hereby recorded. It is also stated that the elections for the posts of President and the Vice President of Water Users Association had been conducted on 31-01-2008. In the light of the same, no further orders need be passed. Writ petition is accordingly closed. No order as to costs. __________________ P.S.NARAYANA, J. Dated: 08-02-2008 Note: Issue C.C. in three days. B/o Rns