Ashok Kumar Gupta v. The Election Commission Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8851 of 2019 ====================================================== Ashok Kumar Gupta, Son of Rajendra Prasad, House No 170, Ward No 38, Ranjan Yadav Path, near Maruti Alankar Service Centre, Danapur, Dinapurcum-Khagaul, Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Election Commission of India New Delhi.

2.

Returning Officer, Patna Sahib Parliamentary Constituency. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Anju Mishra, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Siddhartha Prasad, Adv.

Mr. Om Prakash Kumar, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN) 23-04-2019 Heard Ms. Anju Mishra, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Siddhartha Prasad, learned counsel appearing for the Election Commission of India.

Apart from the fact that the Parliamentary Election is underway which does not persuade us to grant indulgence to the issue raised, even otherwise allotment of symbol is an individual grievance and cannot be raised by way of public interest litigation. With the observation above, the writ petition is disposed of.

(Jyoti Saran, J) ( Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Anjula/skpathak U