IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1429 of 2008 (M/S) Ganga Ram , S/o Sri Sumai Prasad, R/o Village Pratappur, Tehsil Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar. …… Petitioner. Versus State Election Commission, Uttarakhand, Dehradun and another. .….. Respondents. Sri Lokendra Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri Sanjay Bhatt, learned counsel for the respondent No.1. Sri K.P. Upadhyay, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the respondent No.2. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard Sri Lokendra Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sanjay Bhatt, learned counsel for the respondent No.1 and Sri K.P. Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C for the respondent No.2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following prayer:- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to file the nomination paper of the member of Block Development Council, Rudrapur, Udham Singh Nagar on the ground of voter list of the election of the year 2003 and also direct the respondents to publish the additional voter list of the Gram Panchayat Narayanpur- Gangapur on the basis of the voter list of the election of the year 2003, so that petitioner with all the voters the revenue village Lohri Ganeshpur may cast his vote in the election of the Gram Panchayat, Block Development council and District Panchayat and save his constitutional right to suffrage. (ii) Issue a suitable writ, order or direction, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper n the circumstances of the case be passed in favour of the petitioner. (iii) To award the cost of the present writ petition in favour of the petitioner. The grievance of the petitioner is that the name of the petitioner does not find place in the voter list of Village Panchayat Narayanpur Gangapur. Since the election had already been notified and is in process this Court cannot issue a Mandamus directing the respondents to publish additional voter list of Gram Panchayat Narayanpur Gangapur on the basis of the election of year 2003. The writ petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed in limine. All applications stands disposed of. (B.S.Verma, J.) 14-08-2008. M.K.