HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY ,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR PRSENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 8158 OF 2023 Between:

1. RAYUDU NAGESWASRA RAO S/o R. Pothu Raju, Aged. 33 years, Occ. Private Employee, Rio Door No. 24B-1-55, Flat No.307, Naina Delux, Papa Saheb Street, Rama Chandra Rao Peta, Opp LIC Office-2, Eluru, West Godavari District - 534 002, Andhra Pradesh ...PETITIONER(S)

AND:

1. UNION OF INDIA Rep by its the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Room No 401 C-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001.

2. Sports of Authority of India, Authorized Signatory Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex (East Gate), Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003.

3. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Principal Secretary, Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.

4. All India Football Federation (AIFF), Rep by its President, Foot Ball House Sector-19, Phase-1, Dwaraka, New Delhi-110 075.

5. The Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP), Rep by its Vice-

Chairman (V.C)

and Managing Director (M.D), L-GO.I.C. Stadium, Labbipet, Vijayawada -

520 010, Andhra Pradesh.

6. Indian Olympic Association, Rep. by its President, Olympic Bhawan, B-29, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110 016.

7. The Andhra Pradesh Olympic Association (Reg.No.175/1964), Rep. by its General Secretary, 101, A Blocik, Potluri Residency, Ratna Nagar, Vijayawada - 520 007, Andhra Pradesh.

...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner(s): GHANTA SRIDHAR Counsel for the Respondents:

The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE K. MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION Nos. 13152 of 2022, 8158, 10297 and

13268 of 2023 COMMON ORDER:

Writ Petition No.13152 of 2022 is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India “to issue a Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the alleged resolution vide Lr.No.03/Arl/2022, dated 11.04.2022, issued by the Respondent No. 8, as illegal, arbitrary, against Rules and Regulations as well as violation of principles of natural justice and Articles 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequentially direct Respondent No. 8 not to interfere in to affairs of Andhra Pradesh Football Association (APFA) and pass such other and further orders”.

Writ Petition No.8158 of 2023 is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India “to issue a Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in attempting to include the names of the outsides, who are not members of the Andhra Pradesh Foot Ball Association as voters as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents not to include the persons, who are not members of the Andhra Pradesh Foot Ball Association as voters and not to permit them to vote and pass such other and further orders”.

Writ Petition No.10297 of 2023 is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India “to issue a Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4^th and 5^th respondents proposing to conduct the elections to the 1^st petitioner association without including the names of the members of the petitioner association in the voters list and by including the names of outsides who are not members of 1^st petitioner association and without considering the objections raised by the petitioners as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and ultra vires to the powers of the said respondents and contrary to the well settled principles of natural justice and pass such other and further orders”.

Writ Petition No.13268 of 2023 is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India “to issue a Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Notification dated 18.04.2023 for election 2023 for Office Bearers and Executive Members of the Association as illegal, arbitrary and