The Patna High Court disposed of a writ petition filed regarding an election dispute to which a public interest litigation component was raised. The court upheld the objection on maintainability and directed the party to approach the appropriate forum.
Grievance to be raised before the appropriate forum.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5988 of 2018
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Dhandeo Choudhary @ Dhandeo Gultan Choudhary Son of Late Gultain Choudhary, Resident of Village-Rampatti, Tola, L.N. Nagar, P.O.-Rampatti, P.S.-Raj Nagar, DistrictMadhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad For the Respondent/s : Mr.Pushkar Narayan Shahi -Aag6 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN)
2 19-07-2019 None appears for the petitioner.
Mr. Girish Pandey., learned counsel appearing for the Election Commission submits that election dispute has taken the route of a Public Interest Litigation. Upholding the objection raised on the maintainability, and giving liberty to the petitioner to raise his grievance before the appropriate forum, we dispose of the writ petition.
(Jyoti Saran, J)
( Partha Sarthy, J)
sushma/- U
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition challenging an election dispute is maintainable given that the matter has taken the route of a public interest litigation.
Dhandeo Choudhary @ Dhandeo Gultan Choudhary
The State of Bihar
Jyoti Saran
Partha Sarthy
As recorded by the court registry
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