IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5847 of 2009 Slumdog International Party through its candidate form 30, Patna Saheb Lok Sabha, Abhitesh chaudhary S/o Late Kamal Narayan Cahudhary resident of Vidyapati Colony Back of Patna Museum, PS Kotwali, District Patna ...... Petitioner VERSUS 1. The Election Commission of India through its Secretary, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi 2. Sri Navin Chawla, The Chief Election Commissioner, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi 3. Sri S.Y.Quaraishi, The Election Commissioner, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi 4. Sri V.S.Sampat, The Election Commissioner, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi 5. Sri N.Gopal Swami, Ex. CEC, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi 6. The Chief Electoral Officer, Nirvachan Department, Mangles Road, Patna 7. Returning Officer, 30, Patna Saheb, Parliamentary Constituency-cum- District Magistrate, Patna 8. Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, New Delhi 9. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Sachivalya, Patna 10. Sri Vijay Kumar S/o Not known, Candidate of Rashtriya Janta Party, 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 11. Sri Shatrudhan Sinha, S/o Not known, B.J.P. 30, Patna Saheb C/o Returning Officer, Patna 12. Sri Shekhar Suman S/o Not known, Indian National Congress, 30, Patna Saheb Lok Sabha 13. Sri Ram Narayan Roy, S/o Not known, 30, Patna Saheb Lok Sabha 14. Sri Sanjay Verma S/o Not known Sarvjan Samaj Party, 30, Patna Saheb Lok Sabha 15. Sri Ram Bhajan Singh Nishad S/o Not known, Janvadi Party. 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 16. Sri Hasan Fauji Moshami, S/o Not known, Ambedkar National Congress, 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 17. Aaun Masumi, S/o Not known, Loktantrik Samta Dal. S/o Not known 18. Dr. Divakar Tejasvi, S/o Not known, Bharat Uday 2 Mishan. 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 19. Sri Anjani Kumar, S/o Not known (independent), 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 20. Kuwar Rajiv, S/o Not known (independent), 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 21. Sri Deepak Kr. Singh, S/o Not known (independent), 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 22. Sri Vidhan Chandra Rana, S/o Not known (independent), 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 23. Sri Pankaj Sharma, S/o Not known (independent), 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 24. Sri Pramod Kumar Gupta, S/o Not known (independent), 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 25. Sri Hemant Kr. Singh, S/o Not known (independent), 30, Patna Saheb, Lok Sabha 26. Sri Ram Jatan Chaudhari, S/o Not known, Bhartiya Jantantrik Dal (Democratic) 29. Sri Vikas Kr. Ray, S/o Not known, India Justic Party 30. Sri Gopalji Singh, S/o Not known , Rashtriya Samanta Dal 31. Sri Daya Shankar Tiwary, S/o Not known (Jan Sangh) 32. Sri Kamal Ashraf, S/o Not known (independent) 33. Sri Kant Labh, S/o Not known (Sajapa) (Samajwadi Janta Party) 34. Sri Ghanshyam Lal Jamuar, S/o Not known (independent) 35. Sri Mahesh Prasad Singh, S/o Not known , Lok Dal 36. Sri Abhitesh Chaudhri, S/o Not known, Slumdog International Party 37.Sri Matuknath Chaudhari, S/o Not known (independent) 38. Sri Pravin Prakash, S/o Not known (independent) 39. Sri Arshad, S/o Not known (independent) 40. Sri Arun Kumar or Arun Kushvaha, S/o Not known (independent) 41. Sri Ganpati Mishra, S/o Not known , Rastra Seva Dal 42. Sri Manoj Kumar Bidasariya, S/o Not known Respondents no. 10 to 42 through returning Officer- cum-D.M. 30, Patna Saheb, Constituency, Patna ..... Respondents. -------- 3 3 31.8.2009 Heard the parties. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that this writ petition is now infructuous because the election is already over. He has also submitted that the contents of Annexure-1 were statements by a candidate made to the Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar for a different purpose and the reference to some issues likely to be important issues in course of election and relating to judiciary were not meant to lower down the image of the judiciary in the eyes of the people but only to highlight the importance of the election. Considering all the facts and circumstances and the aforesaid submissions, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Jyoti Saran, J.) sk