IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5876 of 2009 FULMAN SINGH(ADVOCATE),son of late Jung Bahadur Singh, resident of village Takiya P.O.Sasaram Bazar, P.S.Sasaram Town, Dist. Rohtas(Bihar)--------------petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Patna(Bihar) 2.The Chief Electoral Officer-cum-Secretary Election Office, Bihar (Patna) 3.The Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India, New Delhi 4.The District Election Officer-cum- Collector, Patna (Bihar) 5.The Returning Officer, 31, Patliputra Parliamentary Constituency,Patna(Bihar) ------------respondents ----------- For the petitioner :Mr.Fulman Singh(in person) For the Election Commission of India:Mr.J.P.Karn Sr.Advocate For the State :Mr.Sajal Kr.Sinha,AC to GP 17 ----- 2. 11.5.2009 The petitioner seeks a direction from this Court to allow his nomination form for the Patliputra Parliamentary Constituency. Learned counsel for the Election Commission of India raises a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition in view of the bar contained in Article 329(b) of the Constitution of India and further points out that even the election of the said Constituency has already taken place on 7th May, 2009. The preliminary objection is allowed and the writ petition is held to be not maintainable in view of the bar contained in Article 329(b) of the Constitution of India. 2 The writ application is, accordingly, dismissed as not maintainable. The petitioner, if so advised, may pursue his remedy by filing election petition. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/