Chandani Kumari v. The State Election Commission Panchayat And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4445 of 2016 ====================================================== Chandani Kumari, Daughter of Sri Punit Mahto, Resident of VillageKararbana, PO- Bangraha, PS- Sursand, District- Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Election Commission (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna through the State Election Commissioner.
2. The State Election Commissioner, the State Election Commission (Panchayat). Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna.
3. The Secretary, the State Election Commission (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna.
4. The District Election Officer (Panchayat), Sitamarhi, DistrictSitamarhi.
5. The District Electoral Registration Officer (Panchayat), Sitamarhi.
6. The Block Electoral Registration Officer (Panchayat), Sitamarhi, District- Sitamarhi.
.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S.B.K. Manglam Ms. Anita Kumari For the Respondents : Mr. Amit Shrivastava Mr. Girish Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 08-03-2016 Heard the parties.
Admittedly the name of the petitioner does not figure in the Assembly voter-list. Although she applied on 14.1.2016 but the fact remains that her name has not been entered in the final voter-list published on 25.1.2016. The petitioner took no steps thereafter and came before this Court on 2.3.2016 filing the writ petition when notification in terms of section 124 of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') has already been issued by the State in its Panchayati Raj
Patna High Court CWJC No.4445 of 2016 (3) dt.08-03-2016 Department on 25.1.2016.
It is stated by Mr. S.B.K. Manglam, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the name of the petitioner has since appeared in the Assembly voter-list on 2.2.2016. Mr. Amit Shrivastava, learned counsel appearing for the Commission informs that some communication is likely to be issued by the Commission to all District Election Officers for including all those voters whose names figure in the Assembly voter-list by issuing a supplementary voter-list for the Panchayat Election. In view of the statement made at the Bar by Mr. Srivastava, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Election Officer (Panchayat), Sitamarhi to consider the case of the petitioner for inclusion of her name in the supplementary voter-list stated to be published in the light of the advisory issued by the State Election Commission. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Jyoti Saran, J) SKPathak/- U