APHC010384432025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] MONDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 19498/2025 Between: Tatapudi Peter Joshua, ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Pilla N.V.L.Narayana Aditya Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: 2 Order: This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents specifically Respondent Nos.3 to 6 in removing the petitioner from the list of voters/contestant without any reason, and thereby proceeding with the elections to 6th respondent church scheduled to be conducted on 30.07.2025, vide, proceedings dated 09.07.2025, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and contrary to Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the respondents to include the petitioner in the list of voters/contestants. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that election has already completed and cause in the Writ Petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. 4. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. _________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:04.08.2025 ARB 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.19498 of 2024 Date: 04.08.2025 ARB