IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15631 of 2009 ----------- Ramdeo Yadav, son of Shri Nevu Das, resident of village Garhi Bishunpur, P.S. Lakhisarai, District Lakhisarai. ……. Petitioner versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. District Magistrate, Lakhisarai 3. The Returning Officer (PACCS), cum Circle Officer, Lakhisarai 4. The Bihar State Election Authority (PACS), Bihar, Patna 5. The Deputy Secretary, the Bihar State Election Authority, Bihar,Patna. 6. Dharmendra Singh, son of Shri Geeta Singh, resident of village Rehua, P.S. & District Lakhisarai. ….. Respondents --------- For the Petitioner : Mrs. Kalpana, Advocate For the State : Mr. Indrajeet Bhushan, A.C. to G.P.22 For Bihar State Election : Mr. M.K. Thakur, Advocate. Authority -------- 02/ 22.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Bihar State Election Authority. 2. This writ petition has been filed for a direction to the respondents to hold the earlier election conducted on the basis of notification dated 13.10.2009 by the Deputy Secretary, Bihar State Election Authority, Patna, as null and void. 3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition for filing an election petition before the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Lakhisarai under the provisions of sections 10 and 11 of the Bihar State Election Authority Act, 2008. 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ 2 petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the said liberty. However, the petitioner will be at liberty to raise all the points in the election petition, which he has taken in the instant writ petition. If the said election petition is filed within fifteen days from today, the said authority, considering the time taken during the pendency of this writ petition, shall decide the said election petition case on merits expeditiously. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. ) 3