IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 28398 of 2007 Between: 1 Chintada Venkata Satya prasad S/o.late Raja Rao Gokarapalli village, Ponduru mandal Srikakulam District 2 Chintada Raja Sekhar Rao S/o. late Raja Rao Gokarapalli village, Ponduru mandal Srikakulam District 3 Annepu Janardhanamma W/o. Adinarayana Rao Gokarapalli village, Ponduru mandal Srikakulam District 4 Sampathirao Nirmala W/o. Sri Late Surannaidu Gokarapalli village, Ponduru mandal Srikakulam District 5 Nayanapatruni Govindamma W/o. Kondal Rao Gokarapalli village, Ponduru mandal Srikakulam District 6 Chintada Jeevaratnabhaskar RAo S/o. Late Rajarao Gokarapalli village, Ponduru mandal Srikakulam District 7 Seepana Pushpavathi W/o.Chiranjeeva RAo Gokarapalli village, Ponduru mandal Srikakulam District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Srikakulam District 2 The Tahsildar,MRO office,Ponduru village and mandal Srikakulam 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the voters list dated 18.12.2007 issued by the 1st respondent for the TC Nos 11,12 for the penubarthi Water Users Association directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to participate in the said elections as well as for the post of Chairman to the Distributory Committee is against the law is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violation of the principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.K.PURUSHOTHAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue submit that the subject matter of the writ petition relates to conduct of elections to the Water Users Association and in similar circumstances, this Court has dismissed similar writ petitions granting liberty to the petitioners to approach the Election Tribunal. In view of the same, the petitioners are directed to approach the Election Tribunal seeking redressal of their grievances. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.23.6.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, Srikakulam District 2 The Tahsildar,MRO office,Ponduru village and mandal Srikakulam District 3 Two CCs to Govt.Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyd. 4 2 CD copies.