IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI

WRIT PETITION NO.39819 OF 2025

DATED : 24.12.2025

Between

Eesam Sravanthi

... Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana

Represented by its Principal Secretary,

Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department,

Secretariat, Hyderabad and 6 others

... Respondents

O R D E R

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the candidature of Respondent No. 7 as invalid due to deliberate non- disclosure of the criminal history in column no. 3 and 4 of the nomination document in absolute violation of the Rule 8(3) of the Telangana Panchayat Raj (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2018 and Sections 33, 33A and 125A(ii) of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 alternatively, declare the inaction of the Respondent Authorities herein in considering the representation of the Petitioner herein in

recounting of the polled votes as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and in violation of Rule 60 of the Telangana Panchayat Raj (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2018 and consequently direct the Respondent Au