The High Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous because counsel for the respondents submitted that the petitioner's name was already included in the 2009 Electoral Rolls and the relief sought had been granted.
None granted. Writ petition dismissed as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
WRIT PETITION NO : 6782 of 2009
Between:
Chinnapuralla Krishna Murthy, S/o. Late C.Kondappa, R/o. 15/850, Kamalanagar, Ananthapur.
..... PETITIONER
AND
Ananthapur Mandal, Ananthapur.
5. Electoral Registration Officer-cum-R.D.O., Revenue Division, Anantapur.
.....RESPONDENT(S)
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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to include the name of the petitioner herein in the Electoral Rolls of 2009 in the Ananthapur Parliamentary/Assembly constituency and in consequence permit him to exercise his franchise for the forthcoming Parliamentary/Assembly Elections-2009 in the Ananthapur Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency.
Counsel for the Petitioner: DR.P.BHASKARA MOHAN
Counsel for the Respondent No.: S.NIRANJAN REDDY (SC FOR UCIL)
The Court made the following :
ORDER: (Per Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah)
Learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the name of the petitioner has already been included in the Electoral Rolls of 2009 and the relief prayed for in the writ petition has already been granted.
Recording the above submission, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs.
________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J.
_________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. 6.4.2009 kpr
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition should be allowed given that the petitioner's name was already included in the 2009 Electoral Rolls.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Chinnapuralla Krishna Murthy
The Election Commission of India
The electoral Registration Officer-cum-Tahasildar, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Ananthapur Mandal, Ananthapur.
The District Collector, Ananthapur.
Chief Election Officer, Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad.
Electoral Registration Officer-cum-R.D.O., Revenue Division, Anantapur.
V.ESWARAIAH
SANJAY KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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