Jaleshwar Markandey v. Chief Election Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
WPC No. 1679 of 2025, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 02/04/2025 by Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad. Jaleshwar Markandey v. Chief Election Commissioner State of C.G. and others (including Collector/District Election Officer Bemetara, SDO(R) Nawagarh, Returning Officer (Panchayat) Janpad Panchayat Nawagarh, booth presiding officers for Booth Nos. 196-198 and 223-230, and private respondents of Nawagarh, District Bemetara). Petition dismissed as withdrawn at the request of counsel; petitioner had already filed an election petition; liberty granted to raise all grounds raised in the writ petition before the prescribed authority. Withdrawal at the outset — no merits decided, no costs awarded, no precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to raise all grounds raised in the writ petition before the prescribed authority.