Lalmati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17405 of 2023 ====================================================== Lalmati Devi W/o Parmanand Sah, Resident of Village-Dharampur, P.S.- Sugauli, District-East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Secretary of Panchayati Raj Department, Govt. of Bihar.

2.

The State Election Commissioner, Bihar at Patna. 3.

The Collector cum Election Officer of East Champaran at Motihari. 4.

The District Panchayat Election Officer, East Champaran at Motihari. 5.

The Returning Officer cum Block Develoment Officer, Sugauli, DistrictEast Champaran. 6.

Soseela Devi, W/o Rajdeo Prasad, Resident of Village-Badheya, P.S.- Sugauli, District-East Champaran.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhav Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Satya Vrat, AC to GP-10 For the S.E.C.

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Mr. Girish Pandey, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-01-2024 Heard Mr. Madhav Jha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner; Mr. Satya Vrat, learned AC to GP-10 appearing on behalf of the State and Mr. Girish Pandey, learned counsel for the State Election Commissioner.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that the petitioner has alternative efficacious remedy before the Munsif, Sadar Motihari, where the Election Case No. 29 of 2021 is pending.

3. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to pursue alternative efficacious

Patna High Court CWJC No.17405 of 2023(2) dt.08-01-2024 2/2 remedy pending before the Junior Division Civil Judge, Motihari, East Champaran.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U