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Uttim Anjani w'ife of Roopchand Anja"ii R/o Vi!!age- Usiapur, Police Chouki, Fasterpur, Ta'nsii & P.S. Mungeli, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) Shri Ramsanehi Yadav S/o not knQwn to the petitioner, Upper Division Teachsr Baigakapa, Tshsil- Lorml, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.), Returniog Officer BoothNo. 150. Shri Arun Kumar Pandey S/o not t<nQuvp.tQ the petit'Qner, Head Master, Prirnary School, Pendritalab, Tahsil- LQrmi, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.), Returning OffiGerBoothNo.150K. Shri K.P. Dahire, S/o not known to the petitiQne!', Upper Divis'on Tsacher, Govt. High Sc'nool Akhrar, Tahsii-Lormi, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.), Retrnlng Officer Booth No. 151. State of Chhattisgarh through Add'stiQp.a! CoiiectQr, Biiaspur Distt. iiiasput- (C.G.) Sub Divisionai Officer (R), Mungeli Distt. Biiaspur(C.G.) 'shsiidar. (C.G.) Miinneii ntett iir fWrit Petition under Article 226/227 of the Constltution of india) ioj K. Sinha, Advocate for the petitioner. sam Dubsy, Ad'/ocatg for rsspondsnt No.1 ', Panel Lawyer for respondents 13 to 15 i"v1r. Si -.-t^_^.~_i.. T't--»!^,,,. rs,-..~^s i ,--.^.-..-. .~-^«-/-- '*'S I-/-. "t £• ^ ;g ?^-=s (1) The ;r is an elected Sarpanch of Grarn. Paitchayat , BhlmpuTi. The election ofthe petitioner was cailed iu question by Glltj.g an electlon peUtion by respondent No.l u/'s 122 oftiie C.G. Paiichayat Raj Adl-iiniyain, 1993. The respondent No. 1 contended ^ . - .^ that her 8Q votes were illegally rejected in countin.g. The peutioner s 'y u AO^ Ui AU j i was called upon to file her' rcply. The petitioner mauc a material denied of the propositions by filuig her reply. Thereafter the TriuLinal hear'd the ai'g'urnents and passed flie uiipugned order dated 28.12.10 anu' du'ected for recount offlie votes. (2) Mr. Maiioj Kimiai' Suuia, learned coiiiisel appeai'iiig on behalf of the petitioner, arg-ued tliat the election Tribunal has ordered for recountuig of vot.es without franiuig issues and without afforduig proper opportruiity to tlie parties t.o adduce evidence, tlras thc itiipugtied order cleserves to be quashed. He relied on the decisions of this Court rendereu in Parvats.aL —Vs- Smim & Ocners. 5005 i'2l CGLJ33Smi.d S. •fHt _ £• f^if\^^s^ T cg ? ? ^nn^ ^^r s }3| Oii the other haiid, Mr. Aaupuiu Dubey 85 Mr. Shashaiik ThakLu', learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No. 1 06 13 to .15 opposed tliese ai'guinents. (4} I have heard leai'ned counsel for tlie pai'ties at lengfh and iiave aiso peruseu the records ot uie wrli. petition. (5) Rule 11 of tlie Clihattisgarh Paiichayats (Election Petltions, Corrupt. Practlces aiiu Disqualification for Mernber'ship) Rules, 1995 (for short "tiie Rules, 1995") provides for procedure before the specUied officer ancl his powers. It is prescribed tliat suoject to fiie provisions of tiiese rules, every election petition shall be encnjiredSnto by the specified officer.as nearly, as may be, in ^-^•—•'- *A'.P.(C)No. 263 of 2011 ^ accordance wifti fhe procedure applicable under the Code of Civil pi'Qcedure, 1908 (for short "'tlie CPC"], to tlie trial of suits. The proviso to sub-r-ule (1) ofRLile 11 oftheRules, 1995 provides that it shail only be necessaiy for ffae specified officer to make a memoranuurn of tl-ie substance of evldence of aiiy witness .-1 I- _- t- * exaniuiea u^r rum. <~^- (6| Rule 11 ofthe Rules, 1995 reads as.under:- "II. Procedure before the specified officer and his po'wers.- (1) Subject to tfae provisions ofthese r'ules, eveiy election petitloii ue enquu'eu uiio py fhe spectfled ofEcer as nearly, as niay be, iu accordance wlth the proceuure applicable uiider fhe Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 , to tlie trial of siiits; . Provided uiat it. shall only be necessary for tiie si3€cific<l oflicer to sisike a. iiiciiioraud.uiu of tlie substance of evidence of any witaess examined by hlra. (2) Tlie specified. officer, shall have ttie powers whicli arc vested iii a- Court uud.er the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, when tiying a suit in respect of fhe fQllQwiii£ina.tters;- (bj (c) (d) (e) (i). discovery aiid inspection; enforclng the attendaiice ofwitnesses, aiid. reQuirin.£ tlie deDQsit of tlicir f^W^^T^Cif^Ci.' V^/V ^li^i.X^V-'t.? y compelliiig document; the Dr'oduction of examination ofwitnesses on oath; reception of evldence taken on affidavit; aiid issuing eomnussion for examlnation of witnesses and sunimoning and examlning suo moto aiiy person whose evidence, appears to him to be inaterial. $7) Order XFv of the CPC provides for settlement of issues and detcrmiaation of suit on issues of law or on issues agreed upon. .P.iCSNo. 263 Of 2011 Rule 1 of Order XIV provides Uiat issues arise when a materlal proposition of fact or law is affu'med by one party and denied by tlie other anu sliall form fhe subject of a distinct issue aiid thef'eaft.er, provisions have been made for fraiuuig of issues. Rule 3 of Order XFv'' provides for material from whlch issues may be frained ancl Rule 4 provides for exairuiialioii of witnesses and aocumeru.s Deiore iraiiiiiig issues. |Sj In the case on haiid, there is a material dei'ual of fhe pfoposltlon, as affirmed by the election petltioner before the election Tribuual. Thus, franiing of Issues aixl exaiuiiiation ol witnesses was necessary before passuig fhe order. The unpugneu order passed by fhe election TribLUiai, appeai's to have been passed wlthout complyuig with tlie substantial pr'ocedui'e as provided 'LUider The provislons ot law. i^<t\ n'\. 'j 'i'o get aii orclcr ot recourit 01 voies proper lounaauon is requlred to be lald by fhe election petitioner inuicatuig the pr'ecise material on tiie basis of which it could be urged by hiiii wifh some substance tliat fiiere has been either improper reception of invalid votes in favour of the elected candidate or kuproper rejection of valiu votes ui favour of the defeateu caiididate or wrong couiiUtig of votes in favour ot' the elect.eu caiididate whlch liad iii reauty been cast. ui favour ofthe defeated canuldate. On due coiislderation of fhe submissions rnade by tlie leaiTicu coui'isel for tlic parfies and the gi'omius taken 111 fhe writ W.P.fC) No. 2S3 of 201 petltion as also fuc facts and circumstances upon which fhe election Tribunal has passeu aii oruer' of recoLuit, the unpugnied order dated 28.12.10 passcd by tlie election Tribunal caiinot be sustaiiied. 11) For the foregouig reasons, fhe writ petitlou is allowed. The unpugned order dated 28.12.10 passcu by tli.e election Tribuiial in election petition No. ll-A-58/2009-10 is hefcby quashed. The matter is reniltted back to the election Triouiial who shau declde the election pefttion, afresh, u~i accordaiice witii law. rahui 12) No order as t.o cost. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge