( 1 ) THIS is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution for the issue of a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ calling for the records in original Petition, No. 2 of 1953 on the file of the Election Commissioner (District Munsif) Gurazala, relating to the election of the Panchayat Board, Kandlakunta, and to quash the order, dated 28th August, 1953, therein.

( 2 ) THE election of the President and members of (he Panchayat Board of Kandlakunta village was held on 29th January, 1953. It is not now in dispute that for the presidentship of the Panchayat Board there were two candidates who filed nomination papers before 9 A. M. They are Markondiah and Panakala Reddi. Markondaiah filed a written objection that the father s name of Panakala Reddi was not correctly noted in the voters list and hence his nomination paper could not be accepted. After scrutiny and verification, the Election Officer upheld the objection of Markondaiah and rejected the nomination of Panakala Reddi. At this stage it may be mentioned that the 1st respondent s case is that after so rejecting the nomination of Panakala Reddi, the Election Officer called for fresh nominations, which he was not en

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