Raghunandan Prasad v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

Patna High Court CWJC No.5860 of 2016 (2) dt.31-03-2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5860 of 2016 ====================================================== Raghunandan Prasad, son of Tota Prasad Choahan, resident of villageNadoara, P.S. Nawada, District-Nawada .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Secretary, Bihar State Election Commission Patna, Bihar

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

4. The District Magistrate cum District Election Officer, District-Nawada

5. The District Panchayat Officer, District-Nawada

6. The Block Development Officer, District-Nawada .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Suresh Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Arbind Kumar No. II, SC-17 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 31-03-2016 None appears on behalf of the petitioner.

Counsel for the State and State Election Commission are present.

The petitioner prays for a direction to the respondent authorities not to reserve the Gram Panchayat Raj Nazardih under the Scheduled Caste category.

According to the petitioner there is no population of Scheduled Caste in the area. The opinion of the petitioner regarding the population of the Scheduled Caste in the area is based on his own opinion and is not supported by any authentic document. In the circumstances discussed above, the writ petition is disposed of.

(Jyoti Saran, J) S.Sb/- U