Meena Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19828 of 2021 ====================================================== Meena Devi Wife of Bijay Kumar Singh Resident of Village - Atanagar Police Station - Ishuapur District- Chapra (Saran) (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar.

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The Chief Election Commissioner, Bihar Patna. 3.

The Director, Panchayati Raj Department Bihar Patna. 4.

Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department Government of Bihar.

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The Commissioner, Saran Commissanary, Chapra (Saran). 6.

The District Magistrate cum District Returning Officer, Chapra (Saran). 7.

The Block Development Officer cum Returning Officer Block Ishuapur District- Chapra (Saran).

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Punam Devi Wife of Bharat Singh Resident Village Gangoe Police Station - Ishuapur District- Chapra (Saran).

... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh, Advocate Mr. Umesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. P.N. Shahi (AAG-6) Mr. Girish Pandey, Advocate Mr. Amit Shrivastava, 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 is seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to cancel candidature of the elected Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat Raj, Atanagar, Block Ishuapur in the district of Chappra (Saran).

In our opinion, this writ application raising election

Patna High Court CWJC No.19828 of 2021(2) dt.17-05-2022 2/2 dispute does not deserve to be entertained in the facts and 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