IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5645 of 2007 1. SATYAM SHIVAM SUNDARAM SWAYAMS registered office at near Old Bus Stand Rosera, PS- Rosera, Samastipur, represented through Secretary, Sri Rajesh Kumar Das, residing at Mohalla- Phulwaria, Ward No.3, PS Rosera, District Samastipur, PIN 848210 2. Sri Rajesh Kumar Das, S/o Late Jeelevi Das residing at Mohalla- Phulwaria, Ward No.3, PS Rosera, District Samastipur, PIN 848210 Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR represented through Director, Department of Urban Development, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. The Regional Commissioner, Samastipur 3. The Election Officer, Bihar State Election Commission, Bihar, Patna 4. The District Magistrate-cum- District Election Officer, Samastipur 5. The Sub divisional Officer-cum-Sub divisional Election officer, Rosera, Samastipur ----------- For the petitioners: Mr. Shivaji Pandey, Sr. Advocate Mr. Avinash Kumar, Advocate For the State: Mr. J. P. Karn, Sr. Advocate For the Election Commission: Mr. R.S. Pradhan, Sr. Advocate ------------- 5 09-02-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the State Election Commission. Petitioners claim to be a registered society having office at Rosera in the district of Samastipur. By a letter contained in annexure- 3 series dated 7.4.2007 the petitioner has drawn the attention of the Secretary, the State Election Commission, Bihar, Patna towards alleged irregularity in computing the reserved seats in different categories in case of their population being in fraction and not in whole numbers. According to learned counsel for the petitioners it is in public interest that the law and rules in working out reservation and availability of seats for different castes and specially for women of different castes be worked out correctly. It is the case of the petitioners that in the municipal election of Rosera Municipality in the - 2 - year 2007 the number of reserved seats was not correctly worked out and the sufferers were mostly the women. On a perusal of the relevant provisions in the Constitution of India and the Municipal Act We find that these matters are already covered by statutory provisions and the authorities are simply required to act as per law. Hence, We do not find any necessity for issuing any direction in public interest at the instance of the petitioners-society. The writ petition is finally disposed of It is goes without saying that the concerned authorities, particularly, the State Election Commission, shall ensure that the number of reserved seats in different categories and for women is worked out in accordance with law. In case of violation of law it is the affected party who is expected to approach this court for redressal of his/her grievance. BKS/ (Shiva Kirti Singh,J.) (J. N. Singh, J.)