IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9868 of 2011 Sunita Devi Versus The State Election Commission & Ors 2 24.8.2011 Heard counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State Election Commission. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to recount the votes poled in the Panchayat Election, 2011 for the post of Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Manikpur (Constituency No.1) in Tarapur Block in the district of Munger. The petitioner states that she lost election of Mukhiya by margin of 4 votes only and as per circular issued by the State Election Commission in case if the margin of defeat is by less than 9 votes, then the Returning Officer ought to have ordered for recounting of the votes on a petition filed by any of the aggrieved party. The petitioner further states that in spite of request, the Returning Officer did not recount the votes and as such she represented to the State Election Commission by Annexure-3. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that the State Election Commission would dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 22.5.2011 contained in Annexure-3 preferably within three weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. KHAN (S.P. Singh,J)