An election petition under Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (for short “the Act”) to declare the inaction of respondents 1 to 7 to check the malpractices of the 8th respondent during 2009 assembly elections and disqualify the 8th respondent as Member of Legislative Assembly, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and declare his election from Giddalur Assembly Constituency No.231 as illegal and void.

2. The 9th respondent was impleaded on his application in E.P.M.P. No.922 of 2009 on 22-01-2010.

3. On Application No.213 of 2010 being allowed on16-07-2010, respondents 1 to 7 were deleted from the array of respondents.

4. E.P.M.P. No.1047 of 2009 under Sections 83 and 86 of the Act read with Order VI Rule 16 and Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 was allowed on merits on contest on 03-09-2010, due to which the pleadings in paras 3(b), (c), (d) and (f) to (i) of the election petition were struck off.

5. The election petition and the affidavit of the election petitioner in support thereof stated in the remaining contents that the 8th respondent is a registered contractor of public works attending to Government works and kept such