BODDULA KRISHNAIAH . vs STATE ELECTION COMMNR. . — C.A. No. 5283 - 5284/1996

Summary: Boddula Krishnaiah v. State Election Commissioner, A.P. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and held that the High Court erred in directing a fresh poll for 20 eligible voters after the Gram Panchayat election had already concluded. The Court ruled that once an election process begins, constitutional Article 243(O) bars courts from interfering except through the prescribed election petition remedy before Election Tribunals, and disputes about voter participation must be resolved through that statutory mechanism, not interim judicial orders. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.