IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3297 of 2009 ANZAR AHMAD KHAN Versus THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner:- Md. Nadim Seraj Adv., Zainul Abedim Adv. Mr. Shailesh Kumar, Adv. For the State:- Mr. J.P. Karn, Adv. ---------------- 4. 1.4.2009 Learned counsel for the Election Commission of India points out that the petitioner has not exhausted his statutory remedy available under Section 11 of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951 of moving before the Election Commission itself for removal of disqualification or reduction of the period of disqualification, and accordingly, the writ petition is not maintainable being barred by the existence of alternative statutory remedy. Faced with the aforesaid situation, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ application with liberty to file a representation before the Commission under Section 11 of the Act. In case any such representation is filed, the Election Commission shall consider and dispose of the same within a period of four months from the date of filing of the said representation. The writ application is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty and direction. P. Kumar (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)