W-..w\ ^<(^ •y ^\orf t\^n^ ^^^) BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH ATBILASPUR WRIT PETITION_(C) N0. 6622 OF 2006 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Smt. Santoshi W/o Umendram Yadav, aged about 27 years, R/o Village Pali, Post- Padaniya; Tahsil Katghora, District Korba (Chhattisgarh). VERSUS 1. Additional Collector, Korba, District Korba (Chhattisgarh) 2. Smt. Ku-an Yadav, W/o Sant Lal Yadav, aged about 45 years, R/o Village- Pali, Post- Padaniya, Tahsil Katghora, District Korba (Chhattisgarh). 3. Smt. Usham Yadav, W/o Mahavir Yadav, aged about 19 years, R/o village Pali, Post- Padaniya, Tahsil Katghora, District Korba (Chhattisgarh) 4. Smt. Ram Bai W/o Harihar Das Yadav, aged about 26 years, R/o village - Pali, Post - Padaniya, Tahsil - Katghora, District - Korba (Chhattisgarh) 5. Smt. Dhan Bai, aged about 26 years, R/o village Pali - Post- Padaniya, Tahsil Katghora, District Korba (Chhattisgarh). WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA jfeaa.SSgBBiuKB. HIGH COUST .OF CHUATTISG-ARH AT BILASFUR 'o, •%^S •L'S1^ 'PBTITioNER ymt. yantosm ^'.vfs. s-^e 'sira.E ? Ad.u.iuonai eouector, KorDa u5 otners Order post for 2.&-6-200S Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge i— •<=• yint. semtos&i, 'ao'prl EiHrillt '^T Vf:tiar'<a POST-r'anaaniva, .'/o Uinenarain Yadav, R/n Vin.qnp P.q]^ lalisu Katgiiora, r^-ift^'T'i^f I^or'na (t .'hTiat+K.iff^r^T^^ !TB 1. Actclltional (JoUector, Korba, Uistnct K"r-iT'l-t» ^C'.}^lh?ttti<:^P£»T~^~»^ '2,. Sint. Ku'ail I'aclav, W/o Kant Lal Yaciav, ac7<an aT-ir^^if 4F^ Tir^Etrts I? / Q yi11o<y?1- P?i1i "•&u"- "r-'v--»'L- •:" J--/^i-..<., ^-i^- -^- -• ^L*.^.^,^/ * ^^^.^ i-'ost-Uaadaiiiya, l ansu. Katgnora, uistnct Knr'hft {C}~ihatti?i<y^r1-i^ d. sint. usnam Yaaav, w/o maaavir laaav, aged a-bout 19. yeaj's; ^-/0 Village Pali^ t-osi-raaaj.uya; i aiisii i\ai.giiui"y.; i^i^u^;L KorDa ['Jtiliattisgam) 4. Ssit. RQ3~p Bsi.» \V/o I~Isi'ili£LT D&s Y&cls-v agea aDoui • ^t> yeai's, K/ o viuage- r'an, Pri<st- Parian-ivn T'ftlTci^-l^ato^nTa. DiRtn^t- Korba luruiatasgarnj 5. Snit- Dhaii BaJ., a.ged about 26 yea-rs, R/o viuagc ^ali—rosl- raucuuya, l ausu Katgliora, Uistnct Korba t^Jlfi.attisgarllj Writ Fetition iiader Artlcie W6 ol Constltntioa ot ladla "KBBiSHT: Mr. yEmjay K. -Agrawai, Aclvocate lor uie pentioner. \\/'i-s- 1\T l^ AorianLS7ia1 Fitr Arli7Qf-qt?a ('~^(=t-fif=li"ci1 T^IT" f1^^ StCTt?1 1&-1"^""A" -^^ J ' * ^^.^ < u^^-t...^ -^-,^-^.^.^/^.^U. ^l^-. uu.^/ h/K^.^.^. U KU E K. ^lTgn^] Hearcl ttie petitioner oa l.A. No.'2, applicauon tor taKuig ctocuiaents on recorcls. '2. INot opposea. AUowecl, 3. 'l'tie petitioner, Dy Uiis peution uncter Arucle '2.'2.b ot Uie 'JonsUtutioil ol India, tias questioiiecl Uie legatity, vaucliy7 & coiTectaess ot tiic orcler ol Aiiiiexure F-1, clatect 14.y..i;u'Ut>, passea Dy Uie responclent No. l, wliereDy elecuon petiuou ot Uie respondent NO.L^ iincter yection l'^2 ot Uie ^iiliatUsgarll Haiicliayat Kaj AclliuiiyaDi, iyy3 [lor sliort. 'Act ol lyyy') lias been aUowed. aaci elecuon ol Uie peuUoner t.o tlie post ol MeinDer, janpacl l-'aiicliayat, Katgfiora Iias beeu set asiae. 4. Petltioner was elected. as niein&er ot Janpacl j^aactiayat, Katgiiora iroin Consutuency No.iy, deteaaig ttie resixinclent no.'2. k'esponctent No.'2 presentect elecUon petltion uiicter yecUoa l'2'2 ol Uie ^S^^BS\ ^'jf'-v^ •s '&• Act 01 iyy.3 on lu.^.^uus on Uie grouiiu Uiat Uie petiuoner fiad. given bu-Ui to mircl cliiid namely Ku. Kenuka, on l'^.y..i'UUl. yiie naa tilect lier nomuiation paper cleUDerately suppressuig tlie aDove tact. Mer clate ot Dutti was JaDncatecl as l^.y.'2UUU m place ot 12.y.'^uui ai Kotivan Kegister. An uiejlgible lacly contesteu Uie election aiid won troin t&e constitlienci" no.lH. 'I'lie respoiicleiit, election petiboner, stood 2na alter couating aild theretbre, she be declarecl elected as ineiuDer ot tlie Janpaci ^anc&ayat atter auowing Uie petinon. o. 'l'fle liUectiou 'l'iitjunal/responctent no. 1 caUect tor report troiii ytation House UHicer, 'Jitv KoTwaU, Korba regarduig bu'Ul ot Uie Uiu~d c&iid ol t&e petitioner. Leamecl AdcliUonai (Jouector, on t&e Dasis pt report aiicl iju-m certiticate suDmitted Dy t&e y.M.U., Ciry Korwall, Korba lield ttiat tlie tbircl cllild. ot'the petitioner was bom atter 26m ot Jaiiuaiy '2'J'J i 011 l^'.y.'-'UUl. !n view ot yecuon au (1) (m) ol Uie Act ot iyy3, siie was not quauiiecl to De ottice Eieai'er ot Uie r'aiicliayat. t-ifie contesteu tne election by siippressuig Jier actual ctate ot outli aucl submittu'ig talse uitormation m. lier noiiiuiaUoD. paper aiicl accorc'iingly fier election was set asicle. 0. Leanied counsel lor tlie pettUoner ai-guecl tliat tue election pctiuon was lilect uiicler SecUon i'2'2, ol uie Act ol lyyy reacl witli Kuje y ol TJie CtiJiattisgai-n ^aiieliayats IKlectton Hetltion, Comrpt Kracuces aiict uisquaitticatioii tor Meinoersliip) Kules, lyys (lor snoit "Kules ot lyys'j. t'Toin pei'usal ot ttie oixler slieet ol tlie Klectioa i'nDunal, wliicn tias been aiuiexecl along-wiUl application tor taKuig tlocullients on recorcl, it wouM be eviclent tliat Uie petition 'was tUecl on 10tn Kebruan" 2005 witiiout cleDosiUng anv securiU' deposit. 'i'tie I'nbunai aliowecl tlie petiaoner tune tQ cleposit secuntt' ainount. 'l'liereatter, tlie petltioiier aepositecl onJy Ks.SU/- as secunt'y cieposit on '^4.2.2UU&. rnus, elecnon peUtton was tllecl wit&out coinpj.yuig wiui me iD.anciatoiy provisions ol Kv.ie 'l. 'ilie 'l'nbunal ougllt to nave clisHussecl uie peution unaer Kule B. 'l. Keliaiice is pacecl on \-£ s JB''jfc-- ^ ? . l^^s. ^ mfl aaotfies- Vs. Xflay ^i^^^ vs». Hl£g&@at Sta^tx ^ii^ Divisloaai OHlcei-, KtiIIcbipara^, iv6J ivi.y.L.J. 411 1999 il)JU 200 i997(2) M.P.L.J. 1S —fsF ^ ', os In Vs, o. Un tiie otlier Jiaacl, Mr. N.K. AgrawaJ, leamett L>y. Acivocate Uenerat appeaniig on Delialt ot respoucleut No.l Stibinittecl tliat Uie pe&ttoner was not eUgiDle to De an ottice bearer ol tlie said l-'aacliayat as'per Section 36 (1) (mj olthe Act ol" 1993 as she had inore than frwo iivuig cliilclren ancl tlie Uiu-ct c&uct was Donj on l^.y.'^iUUl i.e. alter 26m day ot'January 2001. it was l.urth.er argued that no obiection was raised Uiat reqiusjte secunt\- aeposit as per Kvile 1 ot tJae Kiiles ot iyy5> lias not ueen a'epositecl tiy t'ae election peutioner alougwitli eiecTion petiuon. 'l'ne petiUoner also dict iiot actctuce any docuinentary or oral evicleiice ui s'upport ot lier cletence. In tliese circuiastaiices, Uie omer passecl by Uie UlecTion 'l'nbunal can not 'oe laiiltea. y. I'lie oUier responcleilts No. 3 to o aicl not cause Uieu' appeai-aace tliougll Uiey tiave Deen servect wit& me lloUces. 'l'lie respoaaent No.'2, ui tier retuni, tias not clisputea non-coinpUaiice ot Kilte I, as ailegecl gbove. 1U. t-Toru perusal ol TJie pleacluigs ot Uie respecbve pai-ties aiicl Uie orcler sfieets ot ttie Electiou 'I'nDunal, it is evictent Uiat responclent lMo.2/ electiou peuuoiier tlicl not cleposit secimrv aiaount at Uie time ol presentauon ot tlie peUuon. 'ilie i'nbunal auowecl lier uiue tor depositm.g secunry ainount. However, respoiicleat r'io.'^/'election petiuoner depositecl only Ks.au/- as secunn' cleposit ui place ot Ks.500/-. 11. . Election under tiie Act ot iyy3 caii be callecl uito quesTion only Dy nin-ig elecUon petitioii unaer yection l'^,'2 wliicli reaas as under:- "la^. Blection petition. (l) An elecuon1 |xxx| uncter tlus Act sliall be caUed ui quesuou only by a petition presentecl ui Uie prescn'oecl niaiiner: - {i} ui case ot uraia Pancliayat to tlie !->li&-UlvisioiiaL UHlcer ^RF'^J^Ti'i'i^' i.uj ia case ot .Janpaa i-'aaciiayat to Uie Uouector; ana (iii^i Tt"> c'ase o'T 7-iia panchavat to wf0irf='r'tnr PptTir'hnvHtt mirl not otiienvise. "HuDs. By C.u. Act No.S ol 'z'uuy, tor "ttie jJrvisional C'.n-tTiTi'T* 'a<ai^>il f^-v^ Al^. 1:;^J &L. -l4u4 AIR I981 SC ii?9 T^ [2} r'lo sucll petition sliall De aaiaittecl iinless it is presentecl tS7i+lTi"!~i fKiytij rl_sav<.i fi'om t1~ipk fl.atf1 nn \s7l')ir'l~l t1'>?1 (='1f:'(^'ti01'>2 ^ [xxxj m. quesnou was aotaiea. r?,ij Kucli petition sliall be enquu-ea into or uisposecl ol ar'f-Ti-rTi-ii-xy fr* 'anr'n riTQr'iFlr1m'?*'tt a<a ma^r 1-tfa TiT-fl<a<-T^T^pri i V/-^--^/-^.*. ^AA -^^U* lA-^l ^.f 1, t^^/t^-U.-l^Jt i^. in Tiie exercise ot powers, coiiten'ea by siiD-secUon (Ij ot yection yo react wiUi suD-section [l] OB (3) ol Kection 1^'2 ol Uie Act ot iyy3, Uie otate UoveniDient iias tramea 'Maufiya jrTadesJi P'aiicliayats (Kiecuon t-'eution, Corrupt l-'ractices anct UisquaUlicanon lor Ptaeuiberslup] Kules, iyy5 t'Kules-iyyo'j. Kelevaiit rules tor tlie present puri^ose are reproclucect as uucler:- ":•{. Pvesentntion ol' f'1'k A»t(=.'iia-;^-i--t<~»-n O^.-I-it-iif^an tt-^~ici71 ^f^ -t-t-t'*=ic-(=iT-kt*=iif-1 -j-i^ +T->p. specmed umcer aunng uie onice nours Dy tne T>f=^<^r*i"> mak~ir>" t1'ii?= "•i?at"it"<<"*"*'> o">' Hv auuionz.ed ui wntuig m. Uiis beliait ov uie person insikhie' tlie f5etitiou= ['2} Kvei-v electiou petition stiau ije accompaniea Dy ei<.i T-ficni^r *^OT^i?3<:s tTlfaTf=of^ ass tl~>?lTf=> aTfa T?lS;T~tOn<Tl<=t">~it<a laentioned ui tne penuon aad eveiy siicli copy «.^~id11 V\fs a+t^ftt^-n l~iv tl^f1 r^ftUionpr iinrlF'T Tiin rrtxzr) S. ^-^^^.^^. -~f^.~^^.^-^ -^ •.-.-^ signature to be a tnie copy ofuie pention." Seposit ol security- At TJie tmie 01 presentaUon ^oll t-lo-nf^io.-i-f- tJ.Al.-l-jUL •^•l^- I^\-/^w*-ll- ini'F '~»t~i <=>1<=^/^>+l<^m t^»=fi-i+t/~i-r-i "t-1-i^a -ndt-i •i-4/^i-n \JiA. tAJLA k^-L^^. t.>i.i--'-l.A ^/S-t.At.AV/-lt.A^ l.AA-^.- j»'>^<.A ^^^/^.Al wiui tne specuieci. olticer a sum. ol Ks. r'lve 1-Tnn /-l r'<='r^ a <t <.sf:Tk"i "i nttT" ^S/ t"i P-T^=- i'l'K^ f=t1<=/~>"l-it-in <"i-F Tfi .'-»-E-E^ Uian one caiiaiaate is cauecl in quesnon, a ?if=Li'iG-r^tfa rif^no^it of an pf.niva1ipi-it an^rtmiit Q^isll T^fa requu~ed m "•.^j'id'i^atf-. respect 01 eacu sucn retumed "S. Frocedure on petltlon- It tlie pi-ovisions /^•T -rinl^ i"i <~»r' -t'T)^<=» 4. ("i-r" -i'"n1f=- 7 T^'otj;^ n<^>')- "i-^^afat-t <~-^tt-n-r^1-i^/-i wiui, the peuuon, siiau oe aisiuissect DV ttie v.T:^pt^fif:ir1 r\ffir'f:'_YS-i. 13. ln Uie matter ot Babiilal1, Uie Uivision Bencli ot M.F. Hign Uourt, relen-uig to para matena provisions contauiecl ui t&e Kepreseutauon ot tne l-'eople Act.iysi (tor siiort "Act ot ly&l'] aiia provisions contauietl ui Kule a,4,7 & H ot uie Kules ot iyyo, iias lielcl tliat provisions ot Kule / is nianclatoiy aad even it no oDjecuon is raisea a&out uie non-coinpliaace ot Kule / ol uie Elecuon Kules, it is uicuinDeut on Uie 'l'nDiuiai to cfisiniss me peUtion on tieuig saUstied a&out tlie non-conipiiaiice ot Uie Kule. it lias no lunsctiction to proceect witll its tnal. \- l^ fI3'^3^^^S^SSS:iSS'S5:SS& ^^^^^s^^^^'^^^^^ :^?^; 14. ln Uie matter of Uday Siagii-' also, fh.e H^li Court of M.P. retening to Uie .luclgment ot Babulal Vs. State ot M.r'.', iias helct Uiat provisious ot Kule / & K ot Uie Kules iyys> are iiianclatory. Wliere secun^ ataoiuit is not cleposited alongwiui election peuUou, sucli petiuon is liaDle to be clisniissed. siiininanly. Similar view is exprcssea m Amarslnga'3 also aiicl it was lielct Uiat wliere tlie deposit of seciu-ity tor costs not niacle in coiapliaiice ot maiiclatoi-y provision ot Kv.ie 'l, elecUon petition sutlered troin tatal detect uncler Kule / aacl tlie Hub- Uivisional UHicer nas no option TJiaa to (IISDIISS tlie peution. • Ib. 'I'lie lion'&le Supreme Court m me matter ot caai'an Lal Satiu", .wliile flealuig wittt uie non-coiapJiailce ol SecUon II/ ot Uie Act of lyol, lias fielct Uiat non-deposit ot secun'ry aiiiount along-with election petiUon as requiretl by Uie KecUon 117 Dy Uie petitioner, Higli (Jourt nas no opUon but to reject tlie petition. 1&, yiuular view uas Deen takea m. Uie matter 01 ancl it 'a.a.s oeen lield ttiat non-coiapiiaiice ot Mecuon 1 17 leacts to clisimssal ol tlie electton pennon Dy vutiie ot Kection Su [1} ot me Act of1951. i/. Kelyuig upon tte pl-mciples ot law laict clown ui Uie above relen-ea juclgments, 1 ani ot Uie opuiion t&at mere is total uon- coinpiiaace ot Kule / ot tlie Kules ot lyya Dy Uie elecUon petiUoner/ responclent No.'2, as no secunty aniOtUit was clepositect at Uie tiine ot Tiullg electioii pet.ition. Later on, only Ks.SU/- was deposited as against requisite secLUit5r cteposit ol Ks. five JiuncEretl. In Uiese cu-cunistaaces, Uie KiecTioii 'l'nDunal tiacl no option Dut to uisiaiss Uie election petition in vieiv of Rule 7 & R~ule 8 oftlie Rules of 1995. KuDinission ot leaniect coiuisel lor Uie HTate Uiat no wntten or oial o&jecuon was taKen oy Uic petitiouer Detore uie Kiection 'i'nDunal is coaceiTiecl, as fielcl ui uie jiiclginents citecl aDuve a clut>r is cast upon Tlie KJiectlon 'l'nftiuiaJ. to v-enfv Uie election peUUon, wlieUier Uie saiae lias been liied ui accoixlaiice witll Uie election petition n.Ues beloTf. entertauiuig tlie petition. Kuice 110 secunt-y guiiount was aepositecl by tne eiection petitioner at tlie time ol tiling election petition aaci only Ks.S-U/- was cleposited as sec'ant\~ asiouiit latei on, TJiere was no vaiidly constitutect etecUon petinon betore Tlie 'l'nOunal aiia Uie ~'y\ 'i'nbunai ouglit to nave aisinissecl Uie elecUon petiUo]! uncier Kiue s Ul iLDlHie. 1B. In VTSW ol t'ne aDove emalysis, tlie orcler ot Annexure r'-l passeu 'oy Uie KlecQon 'rnDuiial, wfiereKy ttie elecuon petttion preten-ea Dy Uie 1-espond.ent No.'2 lias beeil entertameu aiicl allowecl, caii iiot De sustamed an.cl tlie saiue deserves to De set p.sicle aiicl is accorcluigly set asicle. (JonsequenUy, Uie election petlUOD. ot Uie election peUUoner/responctent No.'2 is nereoy ctisinissecl. 19. Mo orcler as to costs. Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge