Sevati Rajendra Raj v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
WPC No. 4488 of 2022, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 16.06.2026 by Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J. Petitioner Sevati Rajendra Raj (elected Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Khapridih, District Janjgir-Champa) challenged recounting proceedings before the SDO, Champa in election case 202102061300037; dismissed as infructuous since the 2020-2025 tenure had ended. No statutes or precedents cited; no decision on merits. Keywords: recounting of ballot papers, election petition, panchayat election, infructuous.
What did the court decide?
The petition was dismissed as infructuous because the challenge pertained to recounting of the election for the 2020-2025 term, which tenure had already come to an end; the merits of the challenge to the recounting proceedings were not decided. ¶24