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Kethavath Koti Vs Kethavath Maroni — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

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Kethavath Koti v. Kethavath Maroni

Telangana HC9 Feb 2026CRP/1068/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Search terms: Telangana High Court Hyderabad; Civil Revision Petition CRP No. 1068 of 2023; Article 227 Constitution of India; Section 151 CPC stay; I.A. No. 1216 of 2022; I.A. No. 1 of 2023; ELE.O.P./ELOP/Election Original Petition No. 07 of 2019; Senior Civil Judge Nalgonda; impugned order dated 09-03-2023; suit disposed vide judgment and decree 19-12-2023; CRP dismissed as infructuous; no order as to costs; decided 09-02-2026 by Hon'ble Sri Justice Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy; Kethavath Koti v. Kethavath Maroni, Kethavath Renuka, District Election Authority (District Collector) Nalgonda, Deputy District Election Authority (Revenue Divisional Officer) Devarakonda, Returning Officer E. Ram Reddy; counsel Sri Pole Vishnu (petitioner), Sri E Sreenivasa Rao (respondents); MPTC; Chandampet Mandal; Devarakonda.

What did the court decide?

None; the Civil Revision Petition was dismissed as infructuous and there shall be no order as to costs.

Why is it important?

In view of the development that the election petition ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019 had already been disposed of vide judgment and decree dated 19-12-2023, the cause in the present civil revision petition no longer survives for further adjudication. ¶41

What the court decided

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Outcome

None; the Civil Revision Petition was dismissed as infructuous and there shall be no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether, after the disposal of the suit ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019 by judgment and decree dated 19-12-2023, the cause in the Civil Revision Petition still survived for adjudication.

Court's answer

In view of the development that the election petition ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019 had already been disposed of vide judgment and decree dated 19-12-2023, the cause in the present civil revision petition no longer survives for further adjudication.

Ratio / Principle

Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is dismissed as infructuous, with no order as to costs.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court, single judge (Hon'ble Sri Justice Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy), CIVIL REVISION PETITION No. 1068 of 2023, decided 09-02-2026 - CRP under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by Kethavath Koti, aggrieved by the order dated 09-03-2023 in I.A. No. 1216 of 2022 in ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge at Nalgonda (Respondent Nos. 2-5 recorded as not necessary parties); companion application I.A. No. 1 of 2023 (Section 151 CPC) sought stay of further proceedings in the election petition pending disposal of the main CRP. At hearing (Sri Pole Vishnu for petitioner; Sri E Sreenivasa Rao listed for respondents, with no representation) the Court was informed that the election petition had already been disposed of vide judgment and decree dated 19-12-2023; finding the cause no longer survived adjudication, the Court dismissed the CRP as infructuous, with no order as to costs, and ordered pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, closed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY

CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO: 1068 OF 2023

Petitron under A rlicle 227 of Constitution of lndia aggrieved by the order dated 09-03-2023 passed in LA No.^'1216 of 2022 in ELOP No. 07 of 2019 on the file of the Court of the Senior Civil Judge at Nalgonda.

Between:

Kethavath Koti, w/o Laxman, aged about 53^years, occ: MPTC/Agriculture,^r/o Devaracherla Thanda h/o Yelamamala Manda Village of Chandampet^[Vandal, ' Nalgonda District.

...PETITIONER (Petition e r/Res Po n d ent No.1 )

AND

Kethavath Maroni, w/o Venkati, aged 59^years Occ: Agriculture,^r/o Yapalabavi Thanda village Of Chandampet ltrlandal, Nalgonda District.

...Respondent

(Res po n de nUPetitio n e r)

Kethavath renuka, w/o Ramesh, aged about 21^yearc, r/o Usmankunta^h/o Yelamalamanda Village of Chandampet [Vlandal, Nalgonda^Dist.

The District Election Authority,^(District Collector)^{NalgondaDistrict}

The Deputy Distflct Election Authority,^{(RevenueDivisronalOfficer),} Devarakonda Revenue Division Nalgonda District.

The Returning Officer, E.Ram Reddy, Lecturer^{in Eng|sh, lvl.K.R. Degree} College, Devarakonda Town of Nalgonda District.

. . . Res Po n d e nURes Po nd e nts (R2 to R5 not necessary Parties)

l.A. NO: 1 OF 2023

Petition under section 15r cpc praying that in the :ircumstances stated irl the affidavit fired in support of the petition, in"-Hign court . ;ry be preased to grant stay of all further proceedings in ELop No. 07 of iotg on 1l- _. fire of the Senior civ r Judge at Nalgonda, pending disposal of the main c.R.p., in .l er interest of lustice

Counsel for the petitioner: Sri pole Vishnu

Counsel for the Respondents: Sri E Sreenivasa Rao (No. reing present)

The Court made the following: ORDER

IN THE HIGH COURT^{FORTHE STATE,OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

THE HON'BLE^{SRT JUSTICEVAKITI RAMAKRISHNAREDDY}

CIVIL REVI SION^{PETITIO NNo.l068 of2023}

DATED :09.02.2026

Between:

Kethavath Koti.

...Petitioner

AND

Kethavath^{Maroni and4 Othcrs}

...Respondents

::O RDER::

This Civil Revision^{Petition is ll led aggrieved by the order} dated 09.03.2023^{passed in I.A'No lll6 of 2O22in ELEC'O'P'No'07} of 2019 on the^{fite of the learnedSenior Civit Judgeat Nalgonda'}

2.HeardMr.PoleVishnu.learnedcounsellbrthepetitioner' l-here is no^{representation on behallol-thelespondents'}

When the^{rnatteris taken up lbr hearing' it is broughtto the} notice ol the^{Court that the suit in ELEC'O'PNo'07 ol 2019 on the} fite of the^{learnedSenior Civit Judgeat Nalgonda,hasalreadybeen} disposed of^{vrdc judgmentand decree dated 19 '122023'}

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[n vierv of the above development, cause ir.r l're prcsent civil

revision petition no longer sutvives lor further adjr-rd r rtion.

Accoldin_ely, this Civil Revision Petition s c{isrnisscd as

infructuous.^'l'here shall be no order as to costs

Miscellaneous Petitions, pending if any, shatt ; and closed

SD/- A.H. i.GOWRI SHANKAR ASS;I STANT REGISTRAR

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1 The Senior Civil Judge at Nalgonda. 2 One CC to Sri Pole Vishnu, Advocate [OpUC] 3 One CC to Sri E Sreenivasa Rao, Advocate tOpUCj 4 Two CD Copies

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether, after the disposal of the suit ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019 by judgment and decree dated 19-12-2023, the cause in the Civil Revision Petition still survived for adjudication.¶41
The court held
In view of the development that the election petition ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019 had already been disposed of vide judgment and decree dated 19-12-2023, the cause in the present civil revision petition no longer survives for further adjudication.ratio¶41

Statutes considered

2 provisions across 2 enactments

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Constitution of IndiaArticle 227¶7
Code of Civil Procedure151¶21

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Interlocutory order dated 09-03-2023 in I.A. No. 1216 of 2022 in ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019, aggrieved against by this Civil Revision Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.¶7
Court of the Senior Civil Judge at Nalgonda · 2023-03-09
Prior proceeding
I.A. No. 1216 of 2022 filed in the election petition ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019 before the Senior Civil Judge at Nalgonda; the order therein dated 09-03-2023 is the subject of this CRP.¶36
Prior proceeding
Stay application I.A. No. 1 of 2023 in the High Court under Section 151 CPC praying for stay of all further proceedings in the election petition on the file of the Senior Civil Judge at Nalgonda pending disposal of the main C.R.P.¶21
Prior proceeding
By the time of hearing, the underlying suit ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019 had already been disposed of vide judgment and decree dated 19-12-2023.¶38

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Kethavath Koti¶9
Pole Vishnu
respondent
Kethavath Maroni¶12
E Sreenivasa Rao
respondent
Kethavath Renuka¶15
respondent
The District Election Authority (District Collector), Nalgonda District¶16
respondent
The Deputy District Election Authority (Revenue Divisional Officer), Devarakonda Revenue Division, Nalgonda District¶17
respondent
The Returning Officer, E. Ram Reddy (Lecturer in English, M.K.R. Degree College, Devarakonda)¶18

Coram

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Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddyauthor¶5

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Telangana HC
Decided on: 9 Feb 2026 · February
Registered: 3 Apr 2023
Case no.: CRP/1068/2023
CNR: HBHC010154892023
Topic: Writ and Judicial Review
Bench: Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy
Disposal: DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
Case type: Civil Revision Petition

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Cite this judgement

Kethavath Koti v. Kethavath Maroni, CRP/1068/2023 (TEL), decided on 9 February 2026.

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Statutes2

Constitution of IndiaArticle 227
Code of Civil Procedure151

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Procedural history4

Interlocutory order dated 09-03-2023 in I.A. No. 1216 of 2022 in ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019, aggrieved against by this Civil Revision Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.Court of the Senior Civil Judge at Nalgonda · 2023-03-09
I.A. No. 1216 of 2022 filed in the election petition ELE.O.P. No. 07 of 2019 before the Senior Civil Judge at Nalgonda; the order therein dated 09-03-2023 is the subject of this CRP.
Stay application I.A. No. 1 of 2023 in the High Court under Section 151 CPC praying for stay of all further proceedings in the election petition on the file of the Senior Civil Judge at Nalgonda pending disposal of the main C.R.P.

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Bench / Coram

Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy

Parties & counsel