IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15454 of 2009 SRI GANGA PRASAD CHOUDHARY S/O LATE BAIJNATH CHOUDHRY R/O KUMHRASO, P.S. GARHPURA, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI ……. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. SRI LAXMI KANT RAI S/O LATE RAJENDRA RAI R/O KUMHRASO, P.S. GARHPURA, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI 3. BDO OF GARHPURA BLOCK POST- KUMHRASO, P.S. GARHPURA, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI, THROUGH- NAVIN KUMAR SINGH, BDO AND ELECTION INCHARGE 4. BLOCK OFFICER SRI RAM UDGAR MANDAL R/O POST- KUMHRASO, P.S. GARHPURA, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI 5. SRI SANJEEV KUMAR ROJGAR SEWAK R/O POST- KUMHRASO, P.S. GARHPURA, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI ….. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Krishna Mohan Prasad, Advocate For the Bihar State Election: Mr. M. K. Thakur, Advocate Authority --------- 02/ 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 the Primary Agriculture Credit Co-operative Society election held on 30.08.2009 in presence of the Election Officer-cum-Block Development Officer under the provision of Bihar State Co-operative Societies Rules, 1959 and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. According to the provisions of sections 10 and 11 of the Bihar State Election Authority Act, 2008, there is an alternative remedy available to the petitioner for challenging the said order. 4. In the said circumstances, learned counsel for the 2 petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with a view to file an election petition before the Assistant Registrar, Co- operative Societies of the concerned district . 5. Prayer is allowed and this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an election petition before the aforesaid Authority. However, if the said election is filed within fifteen days from today, the said Authority will decide the election petition on merits expeditiously considering the time consumed in this writ petition. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )