Tetari Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20304 of 2021 ====================================================== Tetari Devi Wife of Bhupeshwar Mahto Resident of Village - Barm - tar, Ward No. 03, Post - Basaniya, Police Station - Laukaha, District- Madhubani, Pin Code - 847421.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The State Election Commission, Bihar 3rd Floor, Sone Bhawna, R- Block, Chauraha, Patna.

4.

The District Magistrate, Madhubani cum district election Officer, (Panchayat), Madhubani.

5.

The District Panchayati Raj Officer - cum - District Dy. Election Officer, Madhubani.

6.

The Block Development Officer - cum - Block Election Officer, Block - Khutauna, District- Madhubani.

7.

Pinky Devi Wife of Subhash Yadav @ Pintu Yadav Resident of Village - Jhanjhpatti Asha, P.O. - Ekhatta, Police Station - Khutauna, DistrictMadhubani, Pin Code - 847227. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Yadav, Advocate Mr. Arbind Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

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 is seeking direction to the respondents to recount the votes cast for the post of Mukhiya of Jhanjhpatti Asha Gram Panchayat in the district of Madhubani. It is purely an election dispute which the petitioner intends to raise in the present writ application which does not

Patna High Court CWJC No.20304 of 2021(2) dt.17-05-2022 2/2 deserve to be entertained 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