IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13968 of 2009 1. SHANKAR PRASAD SINGH S/O LATE TARNI PRASAD SINGH VILL- PANJWARA, P.S. BARAHAT, DISTT. BANKA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER BIHAR STATE ELECTION PADADHIKARI, BARRACK NO. 11, OLD SECRETARIATE, PATNA 3. THE COLLECTOR BANKA-CUM-ELECTION OFFICER, BANKA 4. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BARAHAT-CUM-BLOCK RETURNING OFFICER BARAHAT, P.S. BARAHAT, DISTT. BANKA 5. JIWAN MISHRA S/O BISHUNDEO MISHRA VILL- PANJWARA, P.O. PANJWARA, P.S. BARAHAT, DISTT. BANKA ----------- For the Petitioner:- Mr. Mritunjay Pd. Singh, Adv. For the State Election Authority:- Mr. M.K. Thakur, Adv. For the State:- G.P.-8. ---------- 3. 28.01.2011 A preliminary objection was raised on behalf of the respondents that the remedy of the petitioner lies in an election petition only. It appears that earlier this Court had required the respondents to file a counter affidavit. Therefore, the petitioner cannot be faulted with straightway for having approached the Court. If the petitioner files an election petition within the period of limitation prescribed to be computed from today, let the same be considered in accordance with law and disposed off expeditiously without granting unnecessary adjournment to the parties. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar ( Navin Sinha, J.)