Aravindra Singh and Another v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Allahabad HC26 Nov 2025WRIC/37155/2025

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What is this about?

UP Panchayat electoral roll inclusion; rule 9 U.P. Panchayat Raj (Registration of Electors) Rules 1994; Form-2 application to Assistant Electoral Registration Officer; Gram Panchayat Lahchura; Tehsil Tahrauli; District Jhansi; writ petition disposed with liberty to reapply; Assistant Electoral Officer to decide in accordance with law.

What did the court decide?

Liberty given to the petitioner to submit a fresh application in Form-2 (rule 9, Rules of 1994) within two weeks from the date of the order, alongwith certified copy of the order, for consideration and decision in accordance with law by the Assistant Electoral Officer of Tehsil Tahrauli in District Jhansi. ¶¶13

Aravindra Singh and Another vs State of U.P. and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether respondent no.2 should be directed to decide the petitioners' application dated 23.09.2025 for inclusion of their name in the electoral roll of Gram Panchayat Lahchura, Tehsil Tahrauli, District Jhansi.

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Court's answer

Under rule 9 of the U.P. Panchayat Raj (Registration of Electors) Rules, 1994, a person seeking inclusion of name in the electoral roll of a Gram Panchayat should apply in Form-2 to the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioners' application dated 23.09.2025 is not in the requisite form prescribed by the Rules of 1994.

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Key takeaways

If the petitioner files a fresh application in Form-2 within two weeks, alongwith certified copy of this order, it shall be considered and decided in accordance with law by the Assistant Electoral Officer of Tehsil Tahrauli in District Jhansi.ratio¶¶13

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Allahabad High Court (Court No. 9, Arun Kumar, J., November 26, 2025), Writ - C No. 37155 of 2025: Aravindra Singh and another v. State of U.P. and others. Petition seeking a direction to respondent no.2 to decide the petitioners' application dated 23.09.2025 for inclusion of their name in the electoral roll of Gram Panchayat Lahchura, Tehsil Tahrauli, District Jhansi, disposed of. The court noted that under rule 9 of the U.P. Panchayat Raj (Registration of Electors) Rules, 1994 an applicant must apply in Form-2 to the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer, and that the petitioners' application was not in the requisite form. Liberty was given to file a fresh application in Form-2 within two weeks alongwith certified copy of the order, to be considered and decided in accordance with law by the Assistant Electoral Officer of Tehsil Tahrauli.

Aravindra Singh and Another v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

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