IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGARH W.P.fu/A227)NO. ^-^^° /2010 -^ '^ IF/'' PETITIONER RESPONDENT N0.4 RESPONDENTS ^^ ,/\,.-3>y ^./w r/^'Ly rY/^' >..•°' ^'•-J-< ^"^</ !> Chandra Singh S/o Singa Ram @ Singaram , aged about 30 years, R/o Village Odgi, District Surguja ^VERg^;y-^-/^.^ .-^-.:'^-ls.-,^.. ~Kr 1] Jag Sai, S/o. Ramcharan, aged about32years, 2] Laxmaniya W/o Kawal Sai, aged about4oyears Both above contested for the post of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Odgi, R/o Qdg|,|Police Station & Tahsil - Odgi,DistricfSurguja(C.G.) ....CElection Petitioners) 3] Returning Officer Panchayat Nirvachan, Janpad Panchayat Odgi, District Surguja (C.G.) 4] Presiding Officer, Pooling booth no. 51 Gram Panchayat Odgi, Surguja 5] Presiding Officer, Pooling booth no. 52 Gram Panchayat Odgi, Surguja 6] Amar Sai, S/o Late. Sahoran Ram, aged about 50 years, R/o Odgi 7] Bhaiyalal S/o Rajaram, aged about 25years, R/o Odgi 8] Suresh S/o Rajroop, aged about 26 years, R/o Odgi 9] Ramdil,S/o Junder Sai, aged about 39 years, R/o Village - Odgi lo] Shiv Prasad S/o Laxman, aged about 35 years, R/o Village Odgi, Surguj^ (C.G.) T li] The Sub-Divisional Officer (Specified Officer) Janpad Panchayat Odgi, Surajpur, District Surguja, (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDERARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA '^^ l:^i^I%:i^il%l !NGM^iCMliT^iiiffiTlS^^ :Petstio:nerr' ^ersus^. ;;g^§Biigi^errtB1 :;^:{ia||€ira,,S'ir^9bi:( ':Ja0^Sai^&Qthe^ VVRiT;PE'rrrjGN:^NDe^lARTI€LE.227':OF^HB:(^r^T{TUTI^ •l{SB-;:,MoRtto:lel:Wr.laatish;:.K..IA9njihotrs,:J^ '@rgserrt^r;itStir('Man@j:i^rari|R ShnR.S;Marhas,^dweateforther^spond[ent ,.No,1,,a,^,,:7,,9.&^P.;1":'.: ..C|RGgFB©ML.]i:^:''' .i(Passe(i;on.25thrfsiy-of'June^20.1i&) .Learney;';.(x?unse|.,^ appeaFlng: ^l':for^^^ ^.irnpugned^;order ;;datecl-;;^©4@Q1;0'•::suffe^ ;grQund,lthat|;tliei:TribynaVafter'.havjFtgi.Gohsiyered'1 the petitl&ner.jwhiGh was^^^^^ feeordedthat^h&affidavltwasnotinaceo(tdan<?e^ •re|ecNcii.^TOereaffer,-the^rnatterl':wa^^ fr^mjngo1:jssueandr^co!rcl|ngfividehces. ,LeameG!^;;©pynsel^'/.further:'?^ ;!t i''1'Ft:^»,''!ter:'::ai:)oilt.^S':; '•28,04.201:0, ;(he.,lmatfe^lyms-1isted'[:t3efoi^ tjmes,.and^the'^a^e^wasYa<^yrn©<3?^ii^ ^absen(^^^Net:j3:i^si^Hii|s©CT!^r;^^h^i:e ^n:.one^(me.|:!V^ithout'ayfQryingr ,'th^'orciei";ra9a|n^;;the.^FesRorxient'Np.^4.^^tit(:orier .iex^parte;.aga!nsfr.tMe:'.p^tjtioner.< pirectmg^to.fix^the.'^rnMt^r';.^ i1!ir^y^:no.oi?pl&FtunSty;.:of;:,|iearing:.waslgiy€n| l'.fTOrw^;':pe,rverslt^};0(i':::^t^;: ^he,-:affidavjt^tec(-by'.; theiOath^eonnmissioner,' ^w!th':law:l:and'::jit;wasi. •6ce8sic»ns|"1Q|^aiGGOtint:::by^ :^Fennai^e^tat)sent^nly'' nt^,Nhet':1l"rjbiinat;:passec!^ ::h,eFein),:|o..pFioc;e@cl. f!®: ito^|ie^||t ion@!',l,|se©GiTK:l(y,l:i ^itiate^^TO^acG0ynt'-,9f^ M' SiS^illiy ^. ^. i: ; ; -.; '! Arun k w -2- •^ ^SM without recordiRg ^dene^ OT^ electic^petjtionha^beenflxedforfi^ .4..:... ;Hf'he.respondehtNo.l^^:,5:'are.ncrt-serv^ upon respondent No, 3, 4, &5,astheyaretheoffiGersintJiecQncjuct ..'lof:electjQri'process.;:'l;:1: •1\..'.:1.^ Y'1'.1.!.^; •:."'•':•- ;5. Mr/^^ . wrif^ petitioner^ was ;/Qn.;.:1':S/O^Q1:0.<:aind'..thereafteF,. :on: :;sufc»seq^ :',:'.'dates,',heremained:.absent^tilll(,3€5/03^01^.^ ;ordleredto:proceedl;ex^parte.t:<'';':.1 ..^ l-.:.i1 ;:'lf- '' l''.:l ',-;:'^.':11''"1..' 16. Having regard tc^the fact sityatioh of tRe case^when the "1'nteunal itself acyourned,the'matter.,Qn:QocGasiQn&'aRdjiri':lvJ:ew:f^ petitionerononedayl.e.ori 30/03/2010l, onemoretim atforded to the petitioner before proeeiedjng ex parte, The electiofi petilion coyid n<^ be decided pn the basis pf affit^vits alon& theparti^.Thereshould-beaproperfrarTiingofissue^ahdFeeordirig ofevidencesandexaminatiQnofdocumente.Since.nothinghasbeen done,ithasbeendire(^to1xjiforflnalttear|ng,the^^^^^m dated 28/04?2Q10, is yitiated and is accoN^ TnbunallsalsodirectedtogiyelibertytQthepetition^^ his case. It is expec^d thatthe Tribunal shaltb^ matter in ac(X)rdahce with law and decide Ijhe same on its own merits. 7. tn the resulf, the WFit petitionis allowed to1|he exterit indtcated above. 8. No order asto costs. Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotn ludge