IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14800 of 2009 1. BARELAL TIWARI S/O LATE KESHAV TIWARY VILL.- LILI, P.S.- KARAMCHAND, PRAKHAND RAMPUR, DISTT.- KAIMUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. BIHAR STATE ELECTION AUTHORITY BARRACK NO. 11, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY 3. ELECTION COMMISSIONER BIHAR STATE ELECTION AUTHORITY, BAIRAK NO. 11, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 4. DY. SECRETARY BIHAR STATE ELECTION AUTHORITY, BAIRAK NO. 11, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 5. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KAIMUR AT BHABHUA CUM DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER (PACS) 6. DISTRICT COOPERATIVE OFFICER, KAIMUR CUM DEPUTY DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER (PACS) 7. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER RAMPUR BLOCK, DISTT.- KAIMUR CUM ELECTION OFFICER (PACS) 8. BLOCK COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICER RAMPUR BLOCK, DISTT.- KAIMUR CUM ASSTT. ELECTION OFFICER (PACS) 9. JALALPUR PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY HAVING ITS OFFICE AT JALALPUR, DISTT.- KAIMUR THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN 10. RAJNATH KUSAWAHA S/O LATE SOMARU KUSAWAHA VILL.- BIJARA, P.S.- KARAMCHAND, DISTT.- KAIMUR 11. VIKRAMA PANDEY S/O LATE BINDESHWARI PANDEY VILL.- TAKRUHAT, P.S.- KARAMCHAND, DISTT.- KAIMUR 12. RADHESHYAM RAM S/O LATE BISWANATH PASWAN VILL.- JALALPUR, P.S.- KARAMCHAND, DISTT.- KAIMUR 13. AWADESH GUPTA S/O MALAI SAH VILL.- BAISNI, P.S.- KARAMCHAND, DISTT.- KAIMUR ----------- 2 5.1.2010 Petitioner was a contestant in an election in which, allegedly, the votes, at a particular booth, were, on instruction of Election Commission , rejected as invalid because the Presiding Officer had taken the signatures of the voters on their votes as cast by them, thus disclosing their identity. Petitioner submits that such votes ought to have been 2 counted and could not be rejected. Thus directly or indirectly petitioner challenges the results of the election , as declared. In my view, once results are declared, the remedy of the petitioner is to file an election petition before a newly duly constituted Tribunal in this regard and seek whatever relief or remedy he may be entitled to in that forum. The writ petition is thus misconceived and is dismissed accordingly. Singh (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)