BKF H!GH_COJ1RT.QF JUDICATURE CHHATTiSGARH: BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH : HON'BLE SHRI S.R. NAYAK, CJ HON'BLE SHRI D.R. DESHMUKH, J. WRITPETITION N0,5899 of 2.005 Lal Singh S/o Late Shri Pratap Singh, aged about 52 years, R/o. Village Parasi, Block Marwahi, Tahsil Pendra Road, Up-Tahsil Marwahi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 Smt. Munni Bai, Wife of Kunware Lal, aged about 35 years, R/o. Village Parasi, Block Marwahi, Tahsil Pendra Road, Up-Tahsil Marwahi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Panchayat and Social Welfare Department, DKS Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (C.G.) Collector, Bilaspur (C.G.) Present: Shri K.A. Ansari, learned Sr. Advocate with Shri Bajpayee, tearned counsel for the petitioner. Shri Rajesh Pandey, learned counsel for respondent No.1 Shri Vinay Harit, learned Dy. A.G. for ttie State. QRALO.RDER [Passedon~5"'Apnl; 2006) The following oral order of the Court was passed by This writ petition is filed by one Lal Singh, S/o late Shri Pratap Singh, clammg to be a pro bono public character to espouse the pub!ic cause. The petitioner has sought for quashing of the election of the 1 respondent as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Parasi, Block Marwahi, Tehsil Pendra Road, District Bilaspur. The allegation is that the 1 respondent is not qualified to be elected to the post of Sarpanch of the above noted Gram Panchayat. The laudable objective behind the technique of pubfic interest litigation is to sub-serve the societal interest at the jnstance of a pro bono public character for service of the deprived classes or segments of the society who for various reasons, such as economic, social and poHtical disabilities, could not seek remeciyand suffer legai injuries in perpetuity. ifthe election ofthe 1 respondent as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Parasi, Block Marwahi is invalid for any reason, legai or factual, it is open for the defeated candidate to workout Sega! remedy by way of eiection petition. The legaitty and validity of the election of the 1rt respondent as Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Parasi, Block Marwahi need not be gone into at the behest of the petitioner. In that view of the matter, we are not inclined to entertain this writ petition. it is iccordingly dismissed. No costs. ~—~—— - — -— —- Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh Judge S9ss^yg$i