Bal Govind Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.137 of 2022 ====================================================== Bal Govind Prasad Son of Late Deepan Prasad Resident of Village-Thali Bujurg, P.O.-Sughari, Police Station-Govindpur. District-Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj department, Govt of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Collector-Cum-District Election Officer (Panchayat), Nawada. 3.

The Block Development Officer-cum-Election Officer (Gram Panchayat) Govindpur Block, District-Nawada.

4.

The State Election Commission through its Secretary, Bihar, Patna, 5.

The Secretary, State Election Commission, Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent-State:

Mr.Ajay, GA-5 For SEC :

Mr. Girish Pandey, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH) 22-06-2022 At the outset, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that during the pendency of the present application, the petitioner has already preferred an election petition under Section 137 of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 for the reliefs prayed for in the present application. Since the petitioner has already availed of an equally

Patna High Court CWJC No.137 of 2022(2) dt.22-06-2022 2/2 efficacious statutory remedy for the reliefs prayed for in the present application, we are not inclined to entertain the present application under extraordinary writ jurisdiction. The application is dismissed, accordingly.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) ( Dr. Anshuman, J) kanchan/- U