Ky? E!GH COURT 0.: CHHATTISGARHJ BELASPUR WRH' PETiTiON (C ) NO.591 of 201D 9ETIT!ONER Narad Sahu, S/o Late Baisakhu Sahu, aged about 4O years, Rfo’ Botesur, Police Station S. Lohara Viliage 4Panchayat Sonjhari, Block q s. Lehara, Distr§ct Kabirdham (C.G.) Verws Staie Gf Chhattiagarh, Thmugh the Secretary, PanChayat Department, D.K.S. Building, Raipur (0.6.) Deputy Director, Panchayat and Social Welfare, Kabirdham (CG) CoHector, Kabirdham (C.G.) Sub Divisicnai Officer (Panchayat), Dietrict Kabirdham (QC-i.) Returning éuraipu’ra, Officer Sonj’ahri, Jiie Panchayat Kabirdhan—t (0G) Tiheri, S/o Hatyar Sau, aged about 42 years, R/o Botesur, Police Station S.Lohara Village Panchayat Sonjhari, Block S. ' Lohara, District Kabirdham (C.G.) WRtT §3ETIT§QN UNDER ARTICLE 226/22? QF THE ' ‘ CONSTITUTIGN OF lNDlA Appearance : Mrs. Renu Kochar, Counsel forthe petitioner. r Mr. Arun Sao, Government Advocate for the State/ respondente 1 to 4 on advance copy. oRAi. ORDER (99.62.2011)) SUNtL KUMAR SINHA; J. Heard. Petitioner -Narad Sahu has fiied this petition tor the following reliefe : RESPONDENS h \ 2 RIT PETETION (C i N0.591 of’ZO‘m W iw” That this “Hon’bie court may ' kindly be pleased to cal! for entire records from the respondents. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be p!eased to issue an appropriate writlorder/direotion in the nature for quashing the election of village .Panchayat — Sonjhari of reSpondent No.6 and tofissue appropriate direction to conduct a fresh - eiection bythe competent authority. Any other relief which this Hon’ble Court rnay deem fit and proper may ais‘o be passed in faovur of the petitioner.” ' “0.1 1 10.2 10.3 The petitioner, thus, in substance is praying for quashment of the election of Village Panchayat, Sonjhari, in which, respondent No.6 has been declared to be electedand I for issuance of a direction to conduct fresh election. Admittedly, the election of returned candidate cannot be set aside by a Writ Court and the remedy lies elsewhere as per the‘Eiection Laws. in View of the above, the writ petition is dismissed, as not maintainable. However, the petitioner shall be at ilberty to file an appropriate petition at the appropriate stage beforeithe ’ appropriate authority. / ‘, Sdl- sum KUMAR SINHA Judge g - r-