WP/3998/2025 of M SRIVANI Vs THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

1 APHC010077892025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3329] (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY ,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 3998/2025 Between: M Srivani ...PETITIONER AND The Election Commission Of India and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. THOTA RAMAKOTESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. D S SIVADARSHAN The Court made the following: 2 O R D E R: 1. This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following reliefs: “To issue writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in rejecting application of the petitioner for nomination of MLC Constituency East and West Godavari Graduates constituency as illegal arbitrary In violation of principles of natural justice and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to contest in the election by allowing the nomination application” 2. Heard Sri T. Ramakoteswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri D.S. Siva Darshan, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2. 3. Learned cou