SYED SHAH MOHAMMED QUADRI, J.

( 1 ) K. RAMANJANEYULU (the petitioner herein) contested for the post of Sarpanch of Kotanka Gram Panchayat. That post is reserved for B. C. Category. The election for the said post was scheduled to be conducted on 24-6-1995. At the stage of counting, it appears, (1285) votes have been polled, out of which the petitioner secured (623) votes and C. Subrahmanyam (the fourth respondent herein), the other contestant, secured (599) votes. Form No. 17 was thus filled in but the result of the counting was not announced. It is stated that a representation was filed before the second respondent by some villagers belongingto Scheduled Caste on26-6-1995. The second respondent direcled the Revenue Divisional Officer to conduct an enquiry into the allegations made in the said representation. Accordingly, on the next day i. e, 27-6-1995 the Mandal Revenue Officer conducted an enquiry and opined that no case for repelling was made out. It is alleged that without waiting for the report of the Mandal Revenue Officer, the second respondent sent fax message to the third respondent on 28-6-1995 requesting him to order repoll for the entire Gram Panchayat on the ground tha

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