Petitioner challenged voter list corrections and sought stay of PACS election in Darweshpur South Uparwar PACS. Court held prayer infructuous as election was held on 13.12.2019 with results declared.
Disposed of with liberty to move appropriate authority for further remedies.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10 of 2020
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Tilak Ray, aged about 35, Male, S/o Sri Raghunath Ray Resident of Nilkanth Tola, Goraiya Asthan, P.O.- Byapur, P.S.- Maner, Dist- Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hemant Kumar with Mr. Vijay Kumar Sah, Advocates For the State : Mr. R. K. Chandran, AC to GP 19 For the Authority : Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Advocate ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT
Date : 13-01-2020
Prayer is made on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioner for time.
Patna High Court CWJC No.10 of 2020 dt.13-01-2020 2/3
reliefs:
"1. That this petition is directed for issuance of an order/orders, direction/directions to the Respondents for making corrections on thorough verification of the voters of Darweshpur South Uparwar PACS of Maner Prakhand in the District of Patna and direction for deleting the fake names of the outsiders who have been wrongly included in the voter list of aforesaid PACS election, which is scheduled on 13.12.2019 as per order of Respondent no. 2.
2. (i) For issuance of an orders to delete the names of the fake voters from the voter list of Gram Panchayat Darweshpur South Uparwar PACS of Maner Prakhand, Patna.
(ii) For direction or directions to the Respondents to prepare the valid and genuine voter list of the real voters of Gram Panchayat Darweshpur Sought Uparwar PACS of Maner Prakhand.
(iii) For issuance of an order/orders, direction/directions to Respondents to stay the election of PACS in Gram Panchayat Darweshpur Sought Uparwar PACS of Maner Prakhand, Patna so long the voter list is not corrected.
(iv) For grant of any other relief or reliefs for which the petitioner is found fit in the facts and circumstances of this case."
Patna High Court CWJC No.10 of 2020 dt.13-01-2020 3/3
(Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J)
Anjani/- AFR/NAFR U
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition seeking correction of voter list and stay of election remains maintainable after the election was already held.
Tilak Ray
The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Co-operative Department, Government of Bihar, Patna
The Bihar State Election Authority through its Chief Election Officer, Patna
The Registrar, Co-operative Department, New Secretariat, Government of Bihar, Patna
The District Co-operative Officer, Lodipur Road, Patna
The Block Co-operative Officer, Maner, Patna
Ahsanuddin Amanullah
As recorded by the court registry
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