ORDER:

(per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Alok Aradhe)

Mr. L. Ravichander, learned Senior Counsel represents Indus Law Firm, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Ms. Shanthi Neelam, learned Government Pleader for General Administration Department appears for respondent No.1.

Mr. Avinash Desai, learned Senior Counsel represents Mr. Mohammed Omer Farooq, learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

2. With the consent of the parties, the matter is heard finally.

3. The petitioner who is a prospective contestant of the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha has filed this Writ Petition seeking the following relief:

“For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not disclosing the Nazari Naksha with Door Numbers and in not adhering to the Standard Operating Procedure issued by the 3^rd respondent vide Memo No 2207/Elecs.B/2023-8, dated 05.06.2023 as illegal, arbitrary apart from being violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to disclose the Nazari Naksha with Door Numbers pertaining to the Maheshwaram Parliamentary Constituency and to follow the Standard Operating Procedure issued by the 3rd respondent vide Memo No 2207/Elecs.B/2023-8, dated 05 06 2023 in good faith and spirit and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

4. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner at the outset submits that with regard to Parliamentary Constituency, on account of typographical error, the word ‘Maheshwaram’ has been mentioned in the prayer clause and the same should be read as ‘Chevella’.

5. Learned Senior Counsel for Election Commission of India, on instructions, would submit that the Election Commission shall supply Nazari Naksha of Chevella Parliamentary Constituency to the petitioner within a week.

6. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. 7. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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ALOK ARADHE, CJ ________________________

ANIL KUMAR JUKANTI, J

6^th MARCH, 2024.

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