IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2470 of 2010 GIRDHARI YADAV S/O ARJUN YADAV R/O VILL- ALAKHJARA, P.S JHAJHA, DISTT- JAMUI…………PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR (J), CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE JOINT REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, BHAGALPUR DIVISION, BHAGALPUR 5. THE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE OFFICER, JAMUI 6. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTION AUTHORITY, THROUGH ITS CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER, BARRACH NO. II, OLD SECRETARIATE, PATNA 7. SHANKAR YADAV S/O LATE FITTER YADAV R/O VILL- ALAKHJARA, P.S- JHAJHA, DISTT- JAMUI….RESPONDENTS For the petitioner : Mr. Pankaj Kr.Singh No.2, Advocate. For the State : Mr.P.K. Lal, AC to SC-XI For the B.S.E.A. : Mr. M.K. Thakur, Advocate. ----------- 02/ 18.08.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State as well as learned counsel for Bihar State Election Authority. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging election of respondent no.7 who has been declared as candidate for Hathiya Primary Agriculture Co-operative Societies. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this petition with liberty to file election petition under sections 10 and 11 of the Bihar State Election Authority Act, 2008 before the Assistant Registrar Co-operative Societies of the concerned district. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid liberty. However, if the said - 2 - election petition is filed within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order as well as an interlocutory application for condoning the delay, the said authority shall consider the delay occurred due to pendency of this writ petition and shall decide the election petition on its merits in accordance with law. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)