HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.461OF 2024

ORDER:

This Civil Revision Petition is filed assailing the order dated

29.11.2023 passed by the Principal District Judge, Jogulamba-

Gadwal District in IA.No. 326 of 2022 in EOP. No. 02 of 2022.

2. Heard Sri CH. Ravinder, learned counsel for petitioner. Despite service of notice on the contesting respondent, there is no representation on their behalf.

3. The brief facts of the case relevant for adjudication of this Revision Petition is that a gazette notification dated 07.01.2020 was issued by the Telangana State Election Commission for election of Ward Members of Gadwal Town Municipality scheduling the date of poll as 22.01.2020; that accordingly, elections were held and results were declared on 25.01.2020; that petitioner herein was the successful candidate from Ward No.26 and respondent No.1 was the unsuccessful candidate in the said election. While so, respondent No.1 herein filed EOP.No.02 of 2020 under Section 233 of the Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019, (for brevity, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act, 2019’) on the file of the III Additional District Judge at Gadwal, Mahabubnagar District, to