Kunti Devi v. The State Election Commission Panchayat And ORS

Patna High Court CWJC No.9008 of 2016 (2) dt.20-05-2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9008 of 2016 ====================================================== Kunti Devi, wife of Chandrika Pasi, resident of village-Telari, P.O. and P.S. Rupow, District-Nawada .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

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

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

4. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate cum District Election Officer (Panchayat), Nawada, District-Nawada

5. The District Magistrate cum District Election Officer (Panchayat), Nawada, District-Nawada

6. The Block Development Officer cum Returning Officer (Panchayat), Roh Block, District-Nawada .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar Manglam, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vinay Kriti Singh, G.A.-3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 20-05-2016 Mr. S.B.K. Manglam for the petitioner, counsel for the State and Mr. Amit Shrivastava for the State Election Commission who appears along with Mr. Girish Pandey.

Although the petitioner has questioned the ballot papers cast in the election of Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Chhanaut in the District of Nawada on its validity but when the matter is taken up for consideration, Mr. Manglam seeks liberty for the petitioner to raise such issues at the stage of counting before the Returning Officer. The writ petition is disposed of with the liberty so prayed accordingly.

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