“For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit filed in support of the present Writ Petition, it is therefore prayed, that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, the non-compliance of the respondent authorities i.e., 1st , 3rd and 4th , in mandatorily installing the 'None of the Above' (NOTA) option in the upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls (GHMC polls), having unceremoniously withdrawn the same without assigning any reason, in spite of several representations made to restore the NOTA option in the GHMC elections held on 2.02.2016, when the authorities had in fact issued GOMs 19 and 20 MA & UD ( C ) Department, dated., 7.01.2016, regarding the amendment to implement the NOTA provision in the upcoming GHMC polls, in complete contravention of the Supreme Court direction and order in People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India [(2013) 10 SCC 1], at the expense of the conduct of free and fair elections that include a voter's right to desist from casting a vote in favour of any of the listed candidates as illegal, arbitrary, ultravires, unconstitutional, against the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, (Telangana Adaptation Order 2015), and against the principles of natural justice and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice and equity.”
