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Sangeeta Devi 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.20192 of 2021 ====================================================== Sangeeta Devi Wife of Ranjit Singh, resident of Village-Rajapur, P.S.-Piro, District-Bhojpur (Bihar).

... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

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

The Secretary State Election Commission, Bihta, Patna. 3.

The District Election Commission, Bhojpur.

4.

The District Magistrate, cum-district Election officer, Bhojpur. 5.

The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Bhojpur. 6.

The Block Development Officer-cum-Block Election Officer, Piro, Bhojpur. 7.

Champa Devi, Wife of Surendra Rawani, permanently residing at Ward NO. -12, Bishuntola, House No. 138, Jagdishpur, P.S.-Jagdishpur, DistrictBhojpur, At present residing at Village-Rajapur, P.S.-Piro, District-Bhojpur. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

None For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Kumar Alok (SC-7) 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 in the present writ application filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has challenged election of respondent No. 7 for the post of ward member of Akarua Panchayat of Ward No. 10 in the district of Bhojpur. In our opinion, this writ application raising election dispute does not deserve to be entertained in the facts and

Patna High Court CWJC No.20192 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 deserves to be dismissed and is dismissed accordingly.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) ( Madhuresh Prasad, J) K.K.RAO/- U