Mala Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

Patna High Court CWJC No.5638 of 2016 (2) dt.29-03-2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5638 of 2016 ====================================================== Mala Devi wife of Kishore Kumar, resident of village Jiwachhpur, P.S. +District-Madhepura .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayat Raj Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayat Raj, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna

3. The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Madhepura at Madhepura .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. D.K. Sinha, AAG 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 29-03-2016 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner seeks inclusion of her name in the voter list of Lenin Nagar, Madanpur Panchayat in the district of Madhepura. Mr. Dinesh Kumar learned counsel while do admitting that the name of the petitioner stood deleted from the 2015 Assembly voter list, submits that it was done arbitrarily. Nonetheless no steps were taken by the petitioner either to get her name included in the Assembly voter list or to file any application in the prescribed form (MÛ) as prescribed by the State Election Commission for inclusion of her name in the voter list within the prescribed period.

In the circumstances, no indulgence can be granted to the prayer made. The writ petition is disposed of. Bibhash/- (Jyoti Saran, J) U