Syed Helal Ashraf v. The State Election Commission Panchayat And ORS

Patna High Court CWJC No.9406 of 2016 (2) dt.28-06-2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9406 of 2016 ====================================================== Syed Helal Ashraf, son of late Gulam Ashraf, resident of village Ashraf Chak, P.O. Simri Bakhtiyarpur, P.S. Bakhtiyarpuyr, District Saharsa .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State Election Commission (Panchayat ) Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna through the State Election Commissioner.

2. The State Election Commissioner, The State Election Commission (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna

3. The Secretary, the State Election Commission (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna

4. The District Election Officer(Panchayat), Saharsa, District Saharsa\

5. The Returning Officer(Panchayat Election)Simri Bakhtiyarpur Block District Saharsa

6. Punam Devi, wife of Kishori Prasad Keshri, Resident of villageSimri P.O. Simri Bakhtiyarpur, P.S. Bakhtiyarpur, District Saharsa .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S. B. K. Manglam, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Amit Shrivastava, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 28-06-2016 The petitioner while questioning the count and recount of votes polled in the election to the post of Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Simri, in the district of Saharsa, it is stated at bar by Mr. Mangalam that an election petition has also been filed by the petitioner to question the said infirmity.

In the circumstances, no cause for indulgence is made out in the writ petition which is accordingly disposed of with direction to the Election Tribunal to consider and dispose of the election petition in accordance with law expeditiously. Bibhash/- (Jyoti Saran, J) U