IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.126 of 2008 RAUDI RAM s/o Bal Govind Ram r/o village- Samaila, P.S. Raiyam, District- Darbhanga. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Bihar State Election Commission through the Election Commissioner, Patna, Bihar. 3. The District Magistrate-cum- District Election Officer (Panchayat),Darbhanga. 4. The Sub-divisional Officer-cum- Returning Officer, Panchayat- Chhahha Pacharhi, Block Keoti, P.S. Laheriasarai, District- Darbhanga. 5. Raj Kumar Mallik s/o Sukhdev Mallik r/o village –Paccharhi, P.S. Raiyam, District- Darbhanga. ----------- 2 10.3.2010 Petitioner challenges the competency of respondent no.5 to seek election as member of Panchayat. He submits that respondent no.5 has been showing his age differently at different times. At times, he shows his age to be 31 and at times slightly above 21, he should be disqualified as such. I am afraid that this Court cannot accept this contention. The disqualification is attached only if he is below 21. It matters little whether he is 21, 25 or 31. Once he has crossed the age bar 21, there being virtually no dispute that respondent no.5 was 21 or above when he stood for election. The challenge to his competency by this writ petition is wholly misconceived and is dismissed. Singh (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)