Kommu Nageshwar Rao v. Kappala Rammurthy
THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY THIS THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.407 of 2015 Between:
Kommu Nageshwar Rao .....
PETITIONER AND Kappala Ramamurthy and 7 others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following:
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.407 of 2015 ORDER:
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. This Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to dispose of O.P.No.4 of 2013 pending on the file of the Election Tribunal-cum-Junior Civil Judge, Thungathurthy, Nalgonda District at an early date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said O.P. was filed under Section 233 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 read with Rules 2, 7, 12, 13 and 15 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj (Election Tribunal in respect of Gram Panchayats, Mandal Parishads and Zilla Parishads) Rules, 1995 to set aside the election of the first respondent as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Bikkumalla of Noothankal Mandal, Nalgonda District. The learned counsel for petitioner brought to the notice of this Court the counters filed by the first and second respondents.
Since the O.P. relates to the election matter, it is needless to mention that the Election Tribunal shall give priority to the said case and dispose of the same at the earliest possible time, otherwise the purpose for filing the election petition could not be served. In the circumstances, this Civil Revision Petition is disposed of and the Election Tribunal-cum-Junior Civil Judge, Thungathurthy, Nalgonda District is directed to dispose of O.P.No.4 of 2013, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of 9 (nine) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.
Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed in consequence.
_________________________ A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO,J Date: 20.03.2015 Dsr