Patna High CourtCWJC/9199/2016disposed

Jai Babu Rai v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2016-06-20Mr. Justice Jyoti Saran2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9199 of 2016 ====================================================== Jai Babu Rai son of Ram Chandra Rai resident of Village+Post- Nominal P.S. -Rejepur District- East Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Officer cum District Election Officer (Panchayat) East Champaran Motihari

4. District Panchayat Raj Officer East Champaran Motihari.

5. The Block Development Officer, Mehsi, District East Champaran.

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

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

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

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Roy Shivajee Nath, AAG-3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 20-06-2016 None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the State and State Election Commission are present and have been heard.

Although the petitioner complains of the decision taken by the State Election Commission dated 25.5.2016 insofar as the territorial constituency no. 57 of the Zila Parishad is concerned but considering that the election has already been taken place on 19.6.2016, the matter has been rendered infructuous and the petitioner, if so advised may take recourse to

Patna High Court CWJC No.9199 of 2016 (2) dt.20-06-2016 the remedy so available to him under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act and the Election Rules framed thereunder. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Jyoti Saran, J) S.Sb/- U