The High Court · 2025

Dh6rpalle Gram Panchayat, Sirpur-T Mandal, Komaram Bheem ASrIaDao District - 504299 ...RESP.NDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances staied in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleasedtoissueawrit,orderordirectionmoreparticularlyoneinthenatureof writ of Quo- Warranto A) Declaring that the 6th Respondent's is ineligible to contest to the post of Sarpanch of any Gram Panchayat, as she is Aged about 18 years 10 months as on the date of election which is against the mandate to section 19 of the TelanganaPanchayatRajAct,20lS(ActNo'5of2018),(ActNo'5of2018)' requiring the minimum age of 21 years to contest for the said post and thereby declaration, daled 14-12-2025 issued by the 5th Respondent declaring the 6thRespondentasSarpanchoftheDhorpalleGramPanchayat,DhorpalleVillage, sirpur-T Mandal, KomaramBheemAsifabad District, without considering the Representations dt 03.12.202s, o8.12.202s and 08.12.2) 25, submitted by the Petitioner, being highly illegal, arbitrary and in violatior) of Article 14 of the Constitution of lndia and that the election of the 6thRespona :nt is void B) To declare the Petitioner as the Sarpanch of the Dhorl; rlle Gram panchayat, sirpur-T l\rlandal, KomaramBheemAsifabad District, wh r praced in the 2nd Position in the election conducted on 14-12-2025. lA NO: 'f OF 2025 Petition under Sectron 151 CpC praying that in the cir the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Cour direct the official respondents to stop the 6th respondent Sarpanch of Dhorpalle Gram panchayat, Dhorpalle Villrrr Komaram Bheem Asifabad District, pursuant to the represer 08.12.2025 and 08.12.2025, submitted by the petitioner pri of the 6th Respondent as Sarpanch of the Dhorpalle Gram Village, Sirpur-T t\;landal, Komaram Bheem Asifabad Distri<J the writ petition. lumstances stated in may be pleased to f rom taking oath as e, Sirpur-T Mandal, ations dt03. 12.2025, suant to the election 'anchayat, Dhorpalle pending d isposal of Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. M.RAJESWARI counsel forthe Respondent No.l: Gp FoR pANcHAyAT R \J & RURAL DEV Counsel forthe Respondent No.2: SRI P.SUDHEER RAO, lj ) FOR TSEC Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 & 4: Gp FOR REVENUT: counsel for the Respondent Nos.5 & 6: sRr K.PRADEEP Rt DDy, sc FoR Mpp . ZPP The Court made the following: ORDER i i TN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION NO.39340 OF 2025 DATED | 19.12.2025 Between Raspally Mangakka AND The State of Telangana rep. by its Principal, Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secrelariat, Hyderabad and five others ORDER .. Petitioner Respondents In this Writ Petition, the petitioner is challenging the action ol respondent No.5 Returning Officer in allowing the apptication/ nomination of respondent No.6 ignoring the representations of the petitioner's son dt.03.12.2025, 08.12.2025 and 08.12.2025 with regard to the age of respondent No.6 who is contesting for Sarpanch Dhorpalle Gram Panchayat, as illegal and arbitrary. .- -\EFt! l 2

2. Learned counsel lor the petitioner submits that espondent No.6 has not completed the age of 2l as per her SSC Mer o and Bonafide Certificate and therefore, she is not eligible for r;r ntesting in the elections. She submits that the petitioner's son has marl representations to the Retuming Officer on 03.12.2025 &. 08.12.2025, hou,ever, as the objections were not considered, he has made another spresentation to respondents No. I and 4 on 08.12.2025, but the',, were also not considered and the respondent No.6 was allowed to c( r tL'st the election and that the petitioner was also one of the contesting r tndidates in the sub.iect election

3. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Ra has submitted that the subject represcntation was received on 09.12.-l r25 whercas the scrutiny of the nominations was concluded on 03.12 1( 25. lt is further submitted that respondent No.6 has submitted icr age-related declarations supported by her SSC Certificate alon,l with Bonafide Certificate, PAN Card and Aadhaar Card and therr: is no material indicating any prima J'acie or apparent disqualificrt on which was produced before the Retuming Officer at the time , 1' scrutiny and therefore, the nomination of respondent No.6 has been lLr cepted 3

4. Upon hearing both parties, this Court finds from the schedule of election that the election of the concemed village was held in the second phase and the date of scrutiny of nominations was 03.12.2025 up to 5.00 PM. Neither the petitioner nor her son has submitted any written objections before the authorities on 03.12.2025 and the evidence produced before this Court is only the representations of the petitioner's son dt.03.12.2025 which was received by the authority on 09. 12.2025 as per the endorsement thereon and another representation dt.08.12.2025, i.e., both after the date of scrutiny of nominations. Therefore, at this stage, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the process of election. However, the petitioner is at liberty to raise her objection in an election dispute if respondent No.6 succeeds in the election.

5. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs

6. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, in this Writ Petition shall also stand dismissed. //TRUE COPY// SDIA.V.S. PRASAD DEPUTY REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER One CC to Ms. M.RAJESWARI, Advocate tOPUgl - -. iJJI dd.'j,i'Cp'Foii-p-nr.rcnAVAi neL a'nuRAL DEV, High court for the Siaie ot Telanoana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] i#"ctJ i; Cilidn iirVir.ruE, s'igrr court for the State of relansana' at Hvderabad. [OUT] iji,l"bdi" shtF.Suoueea RAo, sc F-oB^LSF.9Ioi-ucl- - . il;6d i" 5ni r FnnoEEP REDDY, sc FoR MPP zPP [oPUC] Two CD CoPies To 1 2 3 4 5 6 K- PS GJP HIGH COURT DATED:1911212025 ORDER WP.No.39340 of 2025 \:. \1 l "- ,:-- ',v * C l.l, ,l:,. i. /,11y-' .'/ .--i i; '.t /i,: r l o LL \s \ \ ( *H HN\ DISMTSSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 1o