ORDER :

M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J.

1. Bharatiya Janata Party, a registered political party, represented by its Authorized Signatory Pathuri Nagabhushanam, Vijayawada Krishna District, State of Andhra Pradesh and three others filed the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue Writ of Mandamus declaring the Notification No. 68/SEC-B1/2020 dated 15.03.2020 and the consequential Notification dated 06.05.2020 of the first respondent to the extent of recommencement of election process of Mandal Praja Parishads Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) and Zilla Praja Parishads Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) in State of Andhra Pradesh from the stage where it was stopped, depriving the Petitioners from filing nominations and contesting the elections to MPTCs and ZPTCs as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, unconstitutional unjustified, unsustainable and contrary to the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act and the Rules framed thereunder and set-aside the same directing the Respondents to issue fresh notification duly allowing the commencement of the election process for MPTCs and ZPTCs from the beginning.

2. The first petitioner is the authorized signatory of Bharatiya Janata