Nand Prakash Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2258 of 2015 ======================================================

1. Nand Prakash Singh S/o Late Laxman Singh Resident of Village Ranpatti, Police Station Manjhi, District Saran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Registrar Co-operative Society, Patna.

2. The Registrar Co-operative Society, Bihar, Patna.

3. The Bihar State Election Authority through its Chairman, Patna.

4. The District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra.

5. The Election Officer cum Block Development Officer Manjhi, District Saran.

6. Basant Singh S/o Jagnarayan Singh Village Uriyanpur, Police Station Manjhi, District Saran.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ritesh Kumar, S.C.33 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 04-09-2015 None appears on behalf of the petitioner.

The petition seeks to question the election of the respondent No.6 to the post of Chairman, Chaiful Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society, Block Manjhi in the district of Saran. Section 14A(6) of the Bihar Cooperative Societies Act (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') read with Rule 21X and the provisions framed thereunder and the provisions of Bihar State Election Authority Act mandates that a challenge to the election of a returned candidate under the provisions of 'the Act' can only be made by way of an election petition. The writ petition does not disclose whether any such attempt was made by the petitioner to

Patna High Court CWJC No.2258 of 2015 (2) dt.04-09-2015 2/2 question the election of the private respondent. In the circumstances, the writ petition is held not maintainable and is disposed of accordingly.

(Jyoti Saran, J) Bibhash/- U