The relief prayed for by the writ petitioner, Nimmaka Jayaraju, is for a writ or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the District Collector Respondent No.5 to initiate prosecution against respondent No.7, and direct respondent No.2 to recover pay and allowances paid to respondent No.7 while he represented as Member of Lok Sabha and also direct respondent No.4 to recover pay and allowances paid to respondent No.7 during the periods he represented as member, legislative Assembly and pass such other suitable orders.

2. The interim relief prayed for is for a direction to respondent No1 to dismiss respondent No.7 as Cabinet Minister of the Government of Andhra Pradesh during the pendancy of the writ petition and pass such other suitable orders.

3. This Court ordered notice before admission on 9-6-2006 and the learned Government Pleader for General Administration Department had taken notice and requested time to file counter affidavit. On 23-6-2006 Sri T. Nageswar Rao appearing on behalf of R-7 requested time to file counter. The matter was adjourned by three weeks. Inasmuch as no counter affidavits were filed, on 31-7-2006 this Court issued ru