IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6282 of 2011 MANOHAR LAL CHOUDHARY . Versus THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION . ----------- 2/ 15/04/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State Election Commission. The petitioner is stated to have been a Tola Sewak. He desired to contest the Panchayat Elections and therefore put in his resignation on 17.2.2011 before the head master which was accepted the same day. Unsure of the correct accepting authority he submitted the same before the Block Education Officer simultaneously who accepted it the same day. It is contended that he filed his nomination thereafter on 25.2.2011 and the date for scrutiny fixed was 4.3.2011. The resignation having been accepted his nomination was in order and there was no other defect. It appears from Annexure-5 dated 6.3.2011 that the State Election Commission is already seized of the matter and has directed enquiry by the District Magistrate-cum-District Electoral Officer (Panchayat). The report had been called for by the Commission within 24 hours. It is expected that the District Electoral Officer must have acted in accordance with the directions of the Commission. If he has not, he is 2 required to do so forthwith, the time period of 24 hours being computed from the time of presentation of a copy of this order before him. If the stand of the petitioner with regard to a wrong rejection of nomination stands vindicated on the aforesaid ground, quite apart from his remedies in an election petition, the petitioner shall be at liberty to avail such appropriate remedies against the authority rejecting his nomination only on that ground as he may be advised. The writ application stands disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)