IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD *****

I.A.NO.4 OF 2024 IN/AND ELECTION PETITION NO.15 OF 2024 Between:

Thanneeru Harish Rao S/o. Thanneeru Satyanarayana Rao, aged: 52 years, Occ: MLA, R/o. D.No.11-1-59/2, Bharath Nagar, Siddipet – 502

103 …Petitioner/Respondent No.1 in Election Petition AND

1. Gadhagoni Chakradhar Goud S/o. G.Ramakrishna Goud, aged:36 years, Occ: Social Service, Resident at Flat No.102, Plot Noa.20-30-31 and 32, Sai Park View, VTC Bachupally, Nizampet, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana State …Respondent/Petitioner in Election Petition

2. Dudi Srikanth Reddy S/o. Raji Reddy, aged:42 years, Occ:

Business R/o. D.No.18-18-66/8K, Hari Priya Nagar, Siddipet Town and Mandal, Siddipet District and others ….Respondents/Respondents ORDER PRONOUNCED ON: 10.06.2025 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON’BLE SRI J USTICE K.SARATH

1. Whether Reporters of Local : Yes/No newspapers may be allowed to see the Judgment ?

2. Whether the copies of judgment may : Yes/No be marked to Law Reports/Journals

3. Whether Their Lordship/Ladyship : Yes/No wish to see the fair copy of judgment _____________________ JUSTICE K.SARATH THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH + I.A.No.4 of 2024 in/and EP No.15 of 2024 %Dated 10.06.2025 Between :

# Thanneeru Harish Rao …Petitioner/Respondent No.1 and $ Gadhagoni Chakradhar Goud and others …Respondents/Respondents ! Counsel for Petitioner : Sri J.Ramchander Rao, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the learned Counsel for Sri R.Chandra Shekar Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioner ^ Counsel for Respondent No.1: Sri Golla Seshadri < GIST :

> HEAD NOTE :

? Cases referred :

1.2023 SCC Online SC 573

2.(2001) 8 SCC 233

3. 2024 SCC Online SC 509

4. (2024) 4 SCC 299

5. (2024) SCC Online SC 2548

6 (2024) SCC Online SC 509 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH I.A.No.4 of 2024 in/and E.P.No.15 of 2024

ORDER:

The petitioner, who is the respondent No.1 in E.P.No.15 of 2024, filed this petition under Rule-11 of Order-VII read with Section 151 of CPC to reject the Election Petition.

2. Heard Sri J.Ramchander Rao, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner/respondent No.1 and Sri Golla Seshadri, learned counsel for the respondent No.1/Election Petitioner.

The contentions of the Petitioner/Respondent No.1

3. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent No.1 filed Election Petition to declare the election of the petitioner from Assembly of No.33-Siddipet Assembly Constituency, Siddipet District, State of Telangana held on 03.12.2023 as illegal, null and void and to call for the records. He submits that the petitioner herein was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly from Siddipet Assembly Constituency for seven times and served as Minister in several portfolios. The nomination of the petitioner was thoroughly checked, scrutinized by the Officer and upon due verification, his nomination was accepted. The elections were conducted in a free and fair manner and the petitioner won the election with the majority of 83,025 votes and the respondent No.1/Election Petitoiner got total votes of 16,610 and the election petition is filed with a malafide intention to upset the election results based on mere bald allegations that the information disclosed in Form 26 of the nomination by the petitioner was inaccurate. He submits that none of allegations made in the election petition are supported by either primary documents or reliable source of information and as per Section 83(1)(b) of Representation of People Act, 1951 (for short ‘the Act 1951’), the allegation of corrupt practice has to be supported by all the documents and material facts with date and time.

4. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has given all the detailed information and particulars with regard to criminal cases pending against him and also the cases in which he was punished. The petitioner has mentioned all the details pertaining to the assets i.e, movable and immovable properties in hi