Shyam Sundar Singh And ANR v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7934 of 2016 ======================================================

1. Shyam Sundar Singh Son of Ram Kishore Singh Resident of villageShivnagri, P.S.- Chapra Mufassil, District- Saran.

2. Umabhawani Singh, Son of Yugal Singh, Resident of VillageShivnagari, P.S.- Chapra, Mufassil, District-Saran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The State Election Commission, Bihar Patna.

3. The District Magistrate -cum- District Election Officer Saran (Panchayat Raj)

4. The Sub Divisional Officer, Saran, Chapra.

5. The Block Development Officer, Sadar Chapra District- Saran.

6. The Circle Officer, Sadar Chapra District- Saran.

7. The Election Officer, Sadar Chapra, District- Siwan. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Saxena For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vivek Prasad, GP-18 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 11-05-2016 Defects are ignored.

Heard the parties.

The two petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 21.3.2016 passed by the Block Development Officer, Sadar Chapra -cum- Election Officer whereby their respective nominations to the post of Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, East Telpa has been rejected.

Learned counsel for the State and the State Election Commission informs that the election to the post has already taken place on 10.5.2016.

In the circumstances so discussed, this writ petition is

Patna High Court CWJC No.7934 of 2016 (3) dt.11-05-2016 2/2 disposed of leaving it open for the petitioners to question their respective order of rejection of nomination by way of an election dispute, if so advised, before the forum so provided under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 and the rules framed thereunder. (Jyoti Saran, J) deepika/- U