IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.13139 of 2018 DATED : 02-03-2026 Between :

Kuna Venkatamma.

… Petitioner.

And State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary, Law & Legislature Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad and others.

… Respondents.

ORDER :

The present writ petition is filed by the petitioner under Article

226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief :

“…to declare the action of the respondents more particularly the

3^rd respondent that disqualifying the petitioner for contesting in any election to be held for any office under the provisions of A.P. (Telangana) Panchayat Raj Act. 1994 for a period of three years vide proceedings No.316/TSEC-L-KRN/2017-(301) dated 19.01.2018 as being arbitrary, illegal, unjust and violation of Principles of Natural Justice and violation of Articles 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same and consequently to held that the petitioner is entitled to be contest in any elections to be held for any office under the provisions of A.P (Telangana) Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 with all consequential benefits.…”

2. Though Sri A.