Patna High CourtCWJC/7097/2013dismissed

Bal Kesari Devi @ Balmanti Devi v. The State Election Commissioner And ORS

2018-01-10Mr. Justice Ashwani Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7097 of 2013 ====================================================== Bal Kesari Devi @ Balmanti Devi wife of Shri Bisundeo Das, resident of village - Sadipur, P.S.- Karpi, District - Arwal .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State Election Commissioner, Bihar through its Commissioner, Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna -1

2. The Secretary, State Election Commission, Bihar, Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna - 1

3. Joint Election Commissioner, State Election Commission, Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna - 1

4. The District Magistrate-cum-District Election Officer Panchayats, District- Arwal

5. The Block Development Officer, Sonbhadra Bansi Suryapur, District Arwal

6. The Incharge, District Programme Officer, Arwal

7. Shri Chandra Vilas Kumar Das son of Ram Pati Das, resident of village - Sonbhadra Bansi Suryapur, P.S.- Karpi, District - Arwal .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr. Amit Shrivastava, Advocate : Mr. Girish Pandey, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-01-2018 No body appears on behalf of the petitioner to press the writ application.

The prayer of the petitioner in the present writ application is for quashing the order dated 27.09.2012 passed by the State Election Commissioner, Bihar in Case No.122 of 2011 whereby the petitioner has been disqualified under Section 136(1)(c)(d)(i) and 136(2) of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act from the post of Mukhiya of Gram Panchayt, Sonbhardra Bansi

Patna High Court CWJC No.7097 of 2013 (7) dt.10-01-2018 2/2 Suryapur Block of Arwal District.

It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the State Election Commission that the terms of Mukhiya expired in May, 2016 and subsequently the next election has also been held in May/June, 2016.

In view of the submissions made above, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Md.S./- U