IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6929 of 2011 SRI LAL MAHTO, SON OF LATE BUDHADEO MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BAKARCHAK (ARMA PANCHAYAT), P.S. SURYAGARHA, DISTRICT- LAKHISARAI :---PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, BIHAR THROUGH THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER, SONE BHAWAN, BIRCHAND PATTH, PATNA. 2. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER, THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SONE BHAWAN, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CUM DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, (PANCHAYAT), LAKHISARAI, DISTRICT- LAKHISARAI. 4. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SURYAGARHA BLOCK CUM RETURNING OFFICER (PANCHAYAT), DISTRICT- LAKHISARAI. :-- RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate. For the State Election Commission : Mr. R.S.Pradhan, Senior Advocate Mr. Sanjeev Nikesh, Advocate. For the State of Bihar : Mr. Avanindra Kr. Jha, A.C. to G.P. 18. ====== 2. 22.04.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, State and the counsel for the State Election Commission. 2. Petitioner is resident of Village- Bakarchak within Arma Gram Panchayat in Suryagarha Block of Lakhisarai district. He has filed this writ petition praying, inter alia, to direct the respondent authorities including the District Magistrate-cum- District Election Officer, Lakhisarai and the Block Development Officer, Suryagarha-cum-Returning Officer to reconsider location of Booth Nos. 310, 311 in the Middle School, Tal Bansipur Eastern and Western part as those booths are presently located in Primary School Bakarchak, Eastern Tola, left, right 2 part which is very near to the house of the present Mukhiya Smt. Anita Devi. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that as per the instruction of the State Election Commission contained in letter dated 23rd February, 2011, Annexure-1 the two booths were earlier located in the Middle School Tal Bansipur. 4. Highlighting the aforesaid fact petitioner has already filed representation, copy whereof is contained in Annexures- 4 and 5. Let the respondent authorities consider the representation(s) and pass appropriate order in the matter in the light of the instruction of the State Election Commission dated 23rd February, 2011, Annexure-1, as early as possible, in any case before the election scheduled to be held on 30th April, 2011. Petitioner is directed to obtain a web copy of this order and place it before the authorities for passing the appropriate order in the matter. 5. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)