C. Y. SOMAYAJULU, J.

( 1 ) THIS writ petition is filed by All India SC and ST Railway Employees Association, Head office at New Delhi, Zonal Office at secunderabad, represented by its Divisional secretary (for short "the Association"), for"issuance of a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus, declaring the respondents to order re-elections according to law after canceling the elections held on 10-01-2003 as arbitrary, null and void and consequently to direct respondent No. 7 not to recognize the elected members and office bearers and to conduct fresh elections according to bye-laws of All India SC and ST Railway employees Association Guidelines issued by the Railway Board".

( 2 ) THE affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, sworn to by one K. Nageswara rao, S/o. K/p/ Naganna, enumerates the irregularities said to have been committed during the course of election and it is stated that in view of those irregularities, the election held to the petitioner association should be declared null and void.

( 3 ) AS I entertained a doubt about the maintainability of the writ petition for the relief sought in this petition and also the mainta

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