Shashi Bhushan Sharma v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.628 of 2016 ====================================================== Shashi Bhushan Sharma son of Late Bibhisan Singh resident of villagePurushottampur, P.O. Purushottampur, P.S. Maniyari, District- Muzaffarpur President of Mohammadpur Mubark Primary Agriculture Cooperative Committee, Purushottampur, Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Panchayati Raj, Bihar, Patna

2. The Bihar State Election Commission through the Election Commissioner, Bihar, Patna

3. The Election Commissioner, Bihar, Patna

4. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur

5. The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Muzaffarpur

6. The Block Development officer, Kurahani, Muzaffarpur .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mrityunjay Kumar, Advocate Mr. Sanjay Parasmani, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Manish Kumar, G.P.-8 For the State E.C. : Mr. Amit Shrivastava, Advocate Mr. Girish Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prashant Kumar, AC to GP-8 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 14-01-2016 Heard Mr. S. Parasmani, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Girish Pandey for the State Election Commission. The petitioner prays for reconstitution of the Gram Panchayat Mahammadpur Mubarak as per the provisions of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006.

Issue of delimitation or re-constitution of a Panchayat lies entirely within the domain of the statutory authority under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 and the Election Rules framed

Patna High Court CWJC No.628 of 2016 (2) dt.14-01-2016 thereunder.

This Court sitting in writ jurisdiction in such circumstances would refrain from entering into such domain. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly.

The petitioner, if so advised, may pursue the remedy as available to him under Section 11 of the Act, departmentally. (Jyoti Saran, J) S.Sb/- U