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Priyanka Ranjan @ Priyanka Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

2022-05-17Mr. Justice Madhuresh Prasad,Mr. Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19367 of 2021 ====================================================== Priyanka Ranjan @ Priyanka Kumari D/o Ashok Vishawakarma, W/o Utkrist Ranjan R/o Karma, P.O.- Punther, P.S.- Narhat, Distt.- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Panchayti Raj Department, Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary Panchayti Raj Department, Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Director Panchayti Raj Department, Bihar, Patna. 4.

The District Magistrate cum District Election Officer Nawada at Nawada. 5.

The Block Development Officer cum Returning Officer Narhat Block, Narhat, Nawada.

6.

The Chairman State Election Commission, Bihar, Patna. 7.

The Secretary State Election Commission, Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

None For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Ajay (GA-5) Mr. Rakesh Kumar Ranjan, AC to GA-5 For Election Commission:

Mr. Girish Pandey, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH) 17-05-2022 The petitioner in the present writ application has raised a dispute against refusal to accept his nomination form submitted by him to contest election for the post of Mukhia of Punthar Gram Panchayat in the district of Nawada. In our opinion, this writ application raising election dispute does not deserve to be entertained in the facts and

Patna High Court CWJC No.19367 of 2021(2) dt.17-05-2022 2/2 circumstances of this case, in view of the provision under Article 243 O of the Constitution and Section 138 of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 read with Rule 106 of the Bihar Panchayat Election Rules, 2006.

This writ application is accordingly dismissed. (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) ( Madhuresh Prasad, J) K.K.RAO/- U