( 1 ) THIS writ petition is filed for the issue of a writ of certiorari to quash the order in Original Petition No. 29 of 1981, dated 16th February, 1983 passed by the election Court-cum-Principal Munsif magistrate, Narsarappet. The facts that arose for filing this writ petition are as under:

( 2 ) THE respondent No. 1, Valeti Raghava rao, filed an election petition. O. P. No. 29 of 1981 against the present writ petitioner impleading him as respondent i and Election Officer, Ganapavaram Gram panchayat, Chilakaluripet taluq, Guntur district as respondent 2. The main allegations in the election petition are that the election to the Office of Sarpanch of the gram Panchayat of Ganapavaram was held on 4th June, 1981 under the Andhra Pradesh gram Panchayats Act, 1964 (for short The act of 1964) and that the petitioner and respondent 1 were the candidates to the office of Sarpanch. Due to the indifference of enumerators, several ineligible persons who were not ordinary residents of ganapavaram village have been registered as voters, that no proper notice was also issued at the time of preparation and publication of draft electoral rolls. Even people from other villages whos