APHC010100262021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] TUESDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 5953/2021 Between: 1. CHERUKURU VENKATA SESHAGIRI RAO, S/O SEETHA RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O D.NO.1-71, MAREPALLI VILLAGE, A. KONDURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, REP. BY IT'S PRL. SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, REP. BY IT'S COMMISSIONER, 1ST FLOOR, NEW HOD'S BUILDING, OPP. INDIRA GANDHI MUNICIPAL STADIUM, MG ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, CUM DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. DIVISIONAL ELECTION AUTHORITY CUM SUB COLLECTOR, NUZVID, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. RETURNING OFFICER, MAREPALLI GRAMPANCHAYAT ELECTIONS, A. KONDURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 6. TALLURI NAGESWARA RAO, S/O VENKATA SUBBAIAH, AGED 65 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O MAREPALLI VILLAGE, A. KONDURU MANDAL, KRISHNA 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 to issue an appropriate Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondents in not considering the representations dated 24-02-2021 seeking recounting of votes of Marepalli Grampanchayat, A Konduru Mandal, Krishna District, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and contrary to law and circular vide Lr. No. 526/SEC-B2/2021 dated 15-02- 2021 of 2nd respondent and consequently direct the respondents to consider the representations dated 24-02-2021 of petitioner for recounting of votes of Marepalli Grampanchayat, A Konduru Mandal, Krishna District, and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 to DIRECT the respondents, to consider the representations dated 24-02-2021 of petitioner for recounting of votes of Marepalli Grampanchayat, A Konduru Mandal, Krishna District in compliance of circular vide Lr. No. 526/SEC-B2/2021 dated 15-02-2021 of 2nd respondent, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SIREESHA RANI VALLABHANENI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri M.Karthik Raja, learned counsel representing Smt Sireesha Rani Vallabhneni, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 30th December, 2025 RKS