Patna High CourtCWJC/9995/2016disposed

Leela Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2016-07-04Mr. Justice Jyoti Saran2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9995 of 2016 ====================================================== Leela Devi Wife of Jawahar Bind Resident of Village-Agrahan, Police Station +Anchal- Haveli Kharagpur, District Munger. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Bihar State Election Commissioner, Bihar Patna through the Chief State Election Commissioner Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate-cum-District Panchayat Raj Officer, Munger.

4. The District Development Commissioner-cum-Gram Panchayat Election Observer, Munger.

5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Haveli Kharagpur, Munger.

6. The Circle officer-cum-Returning Officer, GRam Panchayat Haveli Kharagpur, Munger.

7. Rekha Devi Wife of Magandeo Mandal Resident of VillageBageshwari, PO and Sub P.S. Shampur (Haveli Kharagpur) District Munger.

.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binay Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Syed Arshad Alam, SC-3 For the State E.C. : Mr. Amit Shrivastava, Advocate Mr. Sanjeev Nikesh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 04-07-2016 None appears on behalf of the petitioner.

Counsel for the State and State Election Commission are present and question the maintainability of the writ petition inter alia on grounds that the petitioner has endeavoured to question the election result to the post of Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Agrahan (Haveli Kharagpur) in the District of Munger on alleged irregularities in counting process.

Having heard counsel for the Commission and

Patna High Court CWJC No.9995 of 2016 (2) dt.04-07-2016 considering the nature of dispute raised which is admittedly an election dispute, no cause for indulgence is made out. The writ petition is disposed of.

The petitioner, if so advised, can take recourse to the statutory remedy, so available to her in law. (Jyoti Saran, J) S.Sb/- U