Harendra Kumar Thakur And ANR v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.229 of 2015 Arising out of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 17541 of 2014 ===========================================================

1. Harendra Kumar Thakur, S/o late Ramkripal Thakur, R/o village- Andauli, P.O.- Awadi, P.S.- Madhwapur, District- Madhubani

2. Ram Adhar Choudhary, S/o late Uttim Choudhary, R/o village- Andauli, P.O.- Awadi, P.S.- Madhwapur, Ditrict- Madhubani .... .... Writ petitioners / Appellants

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary Cooperative Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Bihar State Election Authority, 32, Harding Road, Patna, through Chief Election Officer, Patna.

3. The Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Bihar, Patna.

4. The District Magistrate, Madhubani

5. The District Cooperative Officer, Madhubani.

6. The Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Madhubani

7. The Block Cooperative Officer, Madhwapur, Madhubani, Block- Madhwapur, District- Madhubani.

8. The Block Development Officer, Block- Madhwapur, District- Madhubani

9. The Chairman, Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society, Taraiyya, BlockMadhawapur, Madhubani. ..... Respondents / Respondents 1st party.

10. Shri Navendra Jha, so-called elected Chairman, son of Late Kulanand Jha resident of village- Awadi, P.S. Saharghat under Madhwapur Block, DistrictMadhubani.

11. Shri Niranjan Jha son of Late Sudhakar Jha resident of village+Post- Awadi, P.S. Saharghat ,Prakhand Madhwapur District- Madhubani.

12. Punam Devi wife of Anand Chandra Jha resident of village+Post- Awadi, P.S. Saharghat ,Prakhand Madhwapur District- Madhubani.

13. Dharmshila Devi wife of Vinod Yadav resident of village- Patar, Post- Taraiya, P.S- Saharghat Prakhand Madhwapur, District- Madhubani.

14. Lakhan Ram Son of late Khattar Ram resident of village+Post- Awadi, P.S. Saharghat ,Prakhand Madhwapur District- Madhubani.

15. Ramdhari Mandal son of Late Ram Ratan Mandal resident of village+P.O . Taraiya, P.S- Madhwapur Prakhand Madhwapur, District- Madhubani.

16. Vinad Raut son of Ramashish Raut resident of village+P.O . Taraiya, P.SMadhwapur Prakhand Madhwapur, District- Madhubani.

17. Galo Devi wife of Surendra Paswan resident of village+Post- Awadi, P.S. Saharghat ,Prakhand Madhwapur District- Madhubani.

18. Sunaina Devi wife of Late Narayan Yadav resident of village+P.O . Parari, P.SMadhwapur Prakhand Madhwapur, District- Madhubani.

19. Randhir Yadav son of Rambriksh Yadav resident of village+P.O . Parari, P.SMadhwapur Prakhand Madhwapur, District- Madhubani.

20. Mukteshwar Yadav, son of Rajnandan Yadav resident of village- Patar, post - Taraiya, P.S- Saharghat Prakhand Madhwapur, District - Madhubani.

21. Sunaina Devi Wife of Jugal Mandal resident of village+Post- Awadi, P.S. Saharghat ,Prakhand Madhwapur District- Madhubani. .... .... Respondents 2nd party.

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Patna High Court LPA No.229 of 2015 dt.20-06-2017 2/2 Appearance:

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Yogendra Mishra and Mr. Alok Kumar Jha, Advocates.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. J.S. Barnwal, G.A. 5. =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI) Date: 20-06-2017 Heard counsel for the appellants and counsel for the State.

Perused the impugned order dated 17.10.2014.

Keeping in mind that the names of both the petitioners, who are appellants, have already been included in the voters' list, the learned Single Judge rightly dismissed the Writ Application. Inclusion or non-inclusion cannot form the basis for raising a larger issue for challenging the election of a candidate in Writ. The appeal has no merit. It is dismissed.

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