Patna High CourtCWJC/6225/2016disposed

Sujay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2016-04-06Mr. Justice Jyoti Saran2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6225 of 2016 ====================================================== Sujay Kumar, son of Shri Prithvi Nath Paswan, resident of MohallaBahadurpur, Ward No.29, Near Shiv Durga Mandir, P.S.- Samastipur Town, District- Samastipur at the relevant time Deputy Chief Councillor, Municipal Council, Samastipur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary, Department of Town Development and Housing, Govt. of Bihar.

2. The Officer on Special Duty of Department of Town Development and Housing, Govt. of Bihar.

3. The Commissioner, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga at Darbhanga.

4. The District Magistrate, Samastipur at Samastipur.

5. The Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Samastipur, at Samastipur.

6. The State Election Commission, Bihar, Patna.

7. The Election Commissioner, State Election Commission, Bihar, Patna.

8. Rajiv Ranjan Singh, S/o Birendra Prasad Singh, Ward Councillor of Ward No.8 of Municipal Council, Samastipur at Samastipur, DistrictSamastipur.

9. Rubi Chanchala, W/o Sanjiv Kumar Chaudhary @ Munna Choudhary, Ward Councilor of Ward No.23 of Municipal Council, Samastipur at Samastipur, District- Samastipur.

10. Bindu Devi, W/o Harihar Prasad Mahto, Ward Councilor of Ward No.16 of Municipal Council, Samastipur at Samastipur, DistrictSamastipur.

11. Shailesh Kumar Singh, S/o Mudrika Prasad Kunwar, Ward Councilor of Ward No.5 of Municipal Council, Samastipur at Samastipur, District- Samastipur.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Subhash Kumar Jha For the Respondent-State : Mr. Sheo Shankar Prasad, SC-10 For the Respondent-SEC : Mr. Sanjeev Nikesh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 06-04-2016 Heard the parties.

The limited complaint of the petitioner is that Annexure-6 has not been acted upon by the State Election Commission.

Mr. Sanjeev Nikesh, learned counsel appearing for

Patna High Court CWJC No.6225 of 2016 (2) dt.06-04-2016 the State Election Commission invites the attention of this Court towards Annexure-6 to submit that the complaint is dated 16.3.2016 and thus was filed only recently.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of reminding the Commission of the obligation cast under section 18(2) of the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007.

(Jyoti Saran, J) SKPathak/- U