Ramawati Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12261 of 2016 =========================================================== Ramawati Devi, wife of Manager Singh, resident of village- Jalalpur, P.O. Bela, P.S.- Dariyapur, District- Saran at Chapra.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Director, Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The District Magistrate-cum-District Election Officer (Panchayat), Saran at Chhapra, District- Saran at Chhapra.

5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sonepur, District- Saran at Chhapra.

6. The State Election Commission (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna, through the State Election Commissioner.

7. The State Election Commissioner, the State Election Commission (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna.

8. The Secretary, The State Election Commission (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna

9. Ruby Kumari wife of Sri Santosh Kumar Yadav, Resident of Village- Harna, P.S.- Dariyapur, District- Saran at Chhapra, presently Pramukh of Block Panchayat Samiti, Dariyapur through the Block Development Officer-cumExecutive Officer, Block Panchayat Samiti, Dariyapur, District- Saran at Chhapra.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S. B. K. Mangalam, Advocate Ms. Anita Kumari, Advocate For the State Election Commission : Mr. Amit Shrivastava, Advocate Mr. Girish Pandey, Advocate =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 15-11-2016 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the relief sought in this writ petition is only for a direction to the District Magistrate-cum-District Election Officer (Panchayat), Saran at Chapra, for deciding the dispute relating to election of Pramukh of

Patna High Court CWJC No.12261 of 2016 dt.15-11-2016 2/2 Dariyapur Block Panchayat Samiti, which has been pending before him since 02.07.2016. It is submitted that as per the guidelines issued by the State Election Commission, such dispute has to be considered and disposed off within two months from the date of filing of the complaint.

3. Learned counsel for the respondents do not dispute the aforesaid position and agree for disposal of this writ petition with a direction to dispose off the dispute.

4. Having regard to the aforesaid, this writ petition stands disposed off with a direction to the District Magistrate-cumDistrict Election Officer (Panchayat), Saran at Chapra, to dispose off the dispute raised by the petitioner on 02.07.2016, by a reasoned order, positively within one month from the date of production of a copy of this order before him, after giving due opportunity of hearing to all concerned.

5. It goes without saying that all the grounds taken and materials produced before the respondent no.4 shall be taken into consideration before passing the final order. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J) J.Alam/- AFR/NAFR Uploading Date 15.11.2016