IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1462 of 2008 (M/S) Ramesh Kumar S/O Shri Jhabbi Ram, R/O Village Bheeta Kot, P.O. Garh Kot, Tehsil Salt, District Almora. …… Petitioner. Versus Election Commissioner, Panchayat Raj, Dehradun, and three others. … Respondents. Sri Siddharth Bisht, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri Arvind Vashist, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1. Sri K.P.Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the respondent no.2 to 4. Date August 20, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. (Interim Relief Application) Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. This writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- (i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing and commanding respondent no. 1, 3 and 4 to include the name the petitioner in the voter list of Gram Bheetakot, Tehsil Salt, District Almora. (ii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing and commanding respondent no. 3 and 4 to allow the petitioner to contest the election of Gram Pradhan by including his name in the voter list. (iii) Issue any other order, writ or direction, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. (iv) To award the cost of the petitioner in favour of the petitioner. According to the petitioner, the petitioner is contesting the election 2008 of Gram Pradhan of Gram Sabha Bheetakot. The petitioner approached the Block Development Officer to include his name in the voter list of village Bheetakot. The B.D.O. after examining the relevant documents regarding the election wrote a letter to the respondent no. 3 with the request to include the name of the voters whose names were left in the voter’s list. The petitioner wrote a letter S.D.M. concerned on 9-8-2008. Copy of the same has been annexed as Annexure No. 2 to the writ petition. The grievance of the petitioner is that his name was not included in the voter list of Gram Sabha Bheetakot, Tehsil Salt, district Almora. Since the election is in process and the final voters’ list has been notified by the election commission, the writ petition is devoid of merit and is liable to be dismissed outright at the threshold. The writ petition is dismissed in limine. However, the petitioner may approach appropriate authority for redressal of his grievance. ( B.S. Verma, J.) RCP