Patna High CourtCWJC/5016/2015dismissed

Yuwraj Yadav v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2016-12-01Mr. Justice Vikash Jain,Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5016 of 2015 =========================================================== Yuwraj Yadav, Son of Shri Ram Sharan Yadav, Resident of Village - Khatangi Tola Karmatand, P.S.- Sirdala, District - Nawada. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The District Magistrate Cum-District Election Officer, Nawada at P.O., P.S. and District - Nawada.

3. The Sub-Divisional Officer-Cum the Sub-Divisional Election Officer, Rajauli at, P.O. and P.S.- Rajauli, District - Nawada.

4. The Block Development Officer-Cum-Assistant Election Officer, Rajauli Assembly Constituency at, P.O. and P.S.- Rajauli, District - Nawada. .... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shakti Suman Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. P.K. Verma, AAG-3. Mr. Saroj Kumar Sharma, AC to AAG-3.

=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 01-12-2016 The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court in public interest for directing the respondents to include the names of the residents of village-Parbatia @ Pokharia Kol of District-Nawada, who have submitted applications in prescribed forms for the inclusion of their names in the voter list. We do not find that such direction is warranted in a public interest litigation, as the voter list is required to be corrected and updated under the Representation of People Act, 1951. Since there is alternative procedure prescribed, we do

Patna High Court CWJC No.5016 of 2015 dt.01-12-2016 2/2 not find that the petitioner can be permitted to raise such grievance through invoking the public interest writ jurisdiction. Accordingly, the writ application is dismissed. (Hemant Gupta, ACJ) (Vikash Jain, J) Mishra AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

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