HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION No.20107 of 2008 Date: September 11, 2014 Between:
Kaki Govinda Reddy … Petitioner And
1. Election Tribunal-cum-Principal . District Judge, Visakhapatnam & 8 others.
… Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION No.20107 of 2008 O R D E R:
This writ petition was filed for a writ of Certiorari calling for the records of the Election Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Visakhapatnam, in E.O.P.No.487 of 2007 along with I.A.Nos.93 and 269 of 2008 and its order dated 03.05.2008 and to quash the same.
2. The election petition was filed under the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, by the successful candidate of Ward No.59 for the election held to the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation on 19.02.2007. During pendency of the petition, I.A.No.93 of 2008 was filed by the first respondent, the unsuccessful candidate, to dismiss the petition, as the petition was not in proper form, since the petitioner challenged the election without complying with the mandatory deposit of Rs.1,000/- as security deposit. After filing of the said petition, the petitioner filed I.A.No.269 of 2008 on 05.02.2008 to permit him to deposit Rs.1,000/- as security deposit. Both the applications were considered by the learned Judge and dismissed I.A.No.269 of 2008 and allowed I.A.No.93 of 2008. Consequently, the election petition stood dismissed.
3. Since the main election petition relates to the elections of the year 2007 and subsequently elections were held, the writ petition has become infructuous.
4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand dismissed in consequence. No costs.
A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO, J Date: September 11, 2014 BSB
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WRIT PETITION No.20107 of 2008 Date: September 11, 2014 BSB