JUDGMENT :

DINESH MAHESHWARI, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. We have heard Mr. P. Vishwanath Setty, learned senior counsel for the appellant and Mr. Byrapaneni Suyodhan, learned counsel for the respondents finally at this stage itself.

3. By way of this appeal, the appellant-returned candidate, whose election has been called into question by the respondent No. 1 by way of Election Petition No. 1 of 2017 before the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, seeks to question the order dated 06.12.2019 whereby, an application for amendment of the petition has been granted.

4. Shorn of unnecessary details, the relevant aspects to be noticed for the purpose of this appeal are that in the election petition filed by the respondent No. 1 herein, essentially two broad grounds have been urged. One being of improper acceptance of the nomination of the returned candidate, i.e. the appellant herein, and the second being of improper receipt of invalid votes and improper rejection of valid votes.

5. The second ground as referred hereinabove is not of relevance for the purpose of the present appeal. The relevant part