Bijendra Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7190 of 2016 ====================================================== Bijendra Kumar Singh, S/o Late Ranjit Prasad Singh, resident of VillageGoshi Amnour, P.S.- Amnour, P.S.- Amnour, District- Saran at Chapra. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

2. The State Election Commission through its Secretary, Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate, Saran -cum- District Election Officer (Panchayat), Saran at Chapra.

4. The District Panchayat Officer, Saran.

5. The Block Development Officer, Block- Amnour, District- Saran. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh For the Respondent-State : Mr. Ajeet Kumar, SC-28 For the Respondent-SEC : Mr. Sanjeev Nikesh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 25-04-2016 Heard the parties.

The petitioner is aggrieved by the reservation of the post of Mukhiya, Dharmpurjafar Gram Panchayat, Block Amnour in the district of Saran which, according to the petitioner, is not in terms of the second proviso to rule 11(1) of the Bihar Panchayat Election Rules, 2006 framed under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006.

The issue so raised by the petitioner was a subjectmatter a writ proceeding arising from CWJC No.2445 of 2016 (Braj Kishore Upadhyay & Anr. Vs. The State of Bihar) and this Court in consideration of the issues raised herein has upheld the

Patna High Court CWJC No.7190 of 2016 (2) dt.25-04-2016 procedure for categorization of the constituency which conclusion of this Court would govern the present case as well. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Jyoti Saran, J) SKPathak/- U