IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13966 of 2009 BIPIN BIHARI RAI S/O LATE SHIBAN RAI VILL & P.O. BASAULI, P.S. KURHANI, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR …. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BIHAR, PATNA 3. DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE OFFICER MUZAFFARPUR 4. BLOCK CO-OPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICER KURDHANI, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR 5. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER-CUM-ANCHAL ADHIKARI- CUM-RETURNING OFFICER BLOCK KURDHANI, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR 6.PITAMBAR RAI S/O LATE KULDEEP RAI VILL & P.O. BASAULI, P.S. KURDHANI, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR 7.AYODHAYA SAH S/O AMIRLAL SAH VILL- BORAKAPOOR, P.O. BASAULI, P.S. KURDHANI, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR 8. CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 9. BARUN KUMAR, SON OF LATE TALESWAR RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BASAULI, P.S. KURHANI, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. …. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : M/S N. K. Sinha No.3 & Rakesh Ambastha, Advocates. For the State : Mr. Suresh Mishra, A.C. to G.P.IX For the B.S.E.A. : Mr. M. K. Thakur, Advocate --------- 03/ 20.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar and its authorities as well as learned counsel for the Bihar State Election Authority. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the writ petitioner challenging order dated 29.09.2009 passed by the Block Development Officer-cum-Returning Officer rejecting the nomination paper of the petitioner for the post of Adhyaksh of Primary Agriculture Credit Co-operative Society (PACCS) of Basaulu Gram Panchayat under Kurdhani Anchal within the 2 district of Muzffarpur.. 3. It is well-settled that the matter of wrongful acceptance of nomination papers, which is otherwise not valid or wrongful rejection of nomination paper, which is otherwise claimed to be valid, can be challenged in an election petition before the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies of the concerned district. 4. In the said circumstances, the petitioner having an alternative remedy, this writ petition is dismissed. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )