APHC010124422020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 7671/2020 Between: 1. VADDE SRIKANTH NAIDU, S/O.VADDE VENKATESWARLU NAIDU, AGED 33 YEARS, 0CC AGRICULTURE LABOUR, R/O.PATHURU, DAGADHARTHI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, 15T FLOOR, HODS BUILDING, OPP INDIRA GANDHI STADIUM, M.G. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. 2. THE RETURNING OFFICER, DAGADHARTHI, DAGADHARTHI MANDAL, NELLORE DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declare the action of Respondent No.3 accepting the nomination of the Respondent No.4 to the MPTC Tadakaluru Territorial Constituency inspite of disqualification of Respondent No.4 is illegal, arbitrary, and violation of Section -- 184 and Section -19 of A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and violation of Article 14 and 243 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.3 to disqualify the nomination of Respondent No.4, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to direct the Respondents No.1 to 3 to consider the representation of the petitioner dt.12-3-2020 for disqualifying the Nomination of Respondent No.4 to contest MPTC Tadakaluru, pending disposal of above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. HARINATH REDDY SOMA 2. S LAKSHMINARAYANA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V V PRABHAKARA RAO 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV (AP) The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITON NO.7671 OF 2020 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner(s) and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Satish Kumar, learned counsel representing Sri Harinath Reddy Soma, learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that the cause in the present writ petition does not survive for further adjudication and the matter becomes infructuous. 3. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 08.09.2025 BSP 17 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO.7671 of 2020 08.09.2025 BSP