Patna High CourtCWJC/101/2016disposed

Shyam Sunder Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2016-01-11Mr. Justice Jyoti Saran2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.101 of 2016 ======================================================

1. Shyam Sunder Singh, son of Late Basudeo Singh, Resident of village and P.O. Barkagaon, Gram Panchayat- Barkagaon North, P.S.- Karja, BlockMarwan, District-Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

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

3. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, District Muzaffarpur.

4. The Block Development Officer, Marwan, District- Muzaffarpur

5. The Block Panchayat Raj Officer, Marwan, District- Muzaffarpur

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

7. The Secretary, The State Election Commission (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, BIrchand .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Suman Kumar Jha, A.C. to AAG 5 For the S.E.C. : Mr. Amit Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Girish Pandey, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 11-01-2016 Heard Mr. Ravi Ranjan, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Amit Srivastava, learned counsel for the State Election Commission.

The petitioner prays of a direction to the authorities of the State Government and the Election Commission for issuing order for delimitation of different territorial constituencies of Gram Panchayat Raj, Barkagaon North in the district of Muzaffarpur. Issues of delimitation of constituency/reconstitution falls

Patna High Court CWJC No.101 of 2016 (2) dt.11-01-2016 2/2 entirely within the domain of the statutory authorities cast with such responsibility under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 and the Election Rules framed thereunder. This Court sitting in writ jurisdiction would refrain from entering into such domain. The writ petition is disposed of. The petitioner if so advised, may pursue his remedy departmentally.

Bibhash/- (Jyoti Saran, J) U