IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16297 of 2009 MD.SHAMIM AKHTAR S/O MD. TAHIR R/OVILL & P.O. RAUTA, P.S. & BLOCK UDA KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA………………………….PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY, BIHAR , PATNA 2. SECRETARY-CUM-COMMISSIONER, BIHAR CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETY PATNA, BIHAR 3. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MADHEPURA 4. D.C.L.R, , CUM RETURNING OFFICER, UDA- KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA 5. BIHAR STATE ELECTION AUTHORITY, BIHAR, PATNA 6. MANIKANT SINGH S/O BAIDNATH PRASAD SINGH R/OVILL FARHAN, P.O. & PS. UDA KISHANGANJ, MADHEPURA 7. SHARIFUDDIN S/O MD. ISHAQUE R/O VILL P.O. RAHTA, P.S. UDA , KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA 8. ASHOK MANDAL S/O TILOKI MANDAL R/O VILL. FARHAN, P.O. RAHTA, P.S. UDA KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA, 9. MD. MOJEEB S/O MD. JALIL R/O VILL & P.O. RAUTA, P.S. UDA , KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA 10. DILIP KUMAR MAHTO S/O HARI CHANDRA MAHTO R/O VILL & .O. RAUTA, P.S. UDA, KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA, 11. RAM PRAVESH PASWAN S/O JAGDISH PASWAN R/O VILL & P.O. RAUTA, P.S. UDA KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA, 12. GULAM RASUL S/O MOULA BUKS R/O VILL & P.O. RAHTA, P.S. UDA KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA, 13. INDRADOE KUMAR YADAV S/O LATE KAMESHWAR YADAV , RESIDENT OF VILL. & P.O. RAHTA., P.S. UDAKISHANGANJ, DISTT. MADHEPURA. 14. JAY BAHADUR PASWAN S/O LATE HATIILAL PASWAN R/O VILL & P.O. RAHTA, P.S. UDA KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA, 15. MD. MUSHA @ MUSTAK S/O MD. ABBAS R/O VILL & P.O. RAHTA, DISTT- MADHEPURA, 16. MD. MUSTAQUE S/O MD. MAKSUD R/O VILL & P.O. RAHTA, P.S. UDA KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA, 17. MD. MOKHTAR S/O MD. MOIN R/O VILL & P.O. RAHTA, P.S. UDA KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA, 18. TAPPO MANDAL S/O LATE AMODHI MANDAL R/O VILL & P.O. RAHTA, P.S. UDA KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA, - 2 - 19. AFROJ S/O ABDUL KARIM RESIDENT P.O. RAHTA, P.S. UDA KISHANGANJ, DISTT- MADHEPURA…………………….RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, SC-13 with Mr.Ujjwal Kumar Sinha, AC to SC-13 For the State Election Authority : Mr.M.K. Thakur, Advocate. ----------- 03/ 09.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar as well as learned counsel for the State Election Authority. This writ petition has been filed for quashing the election of respondent no.6, who was elected for the post of Chairman, Rahta Falha Primary Agriculture Credit Co-operative Society in the district of Madhepura. It is stated that the said declaration has been obtained by forgery and collusion with D.C.L.R.-cum-Returning Officer (respondent no.4). After some arguments, leaned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with a liberty to file an election petition under sections 10 and 11 of the Bihar State Election Authority Act, 2008 before the Assistant Registrar, Co- operative Societies, Madhepura. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. However, if the said election petition is filed by the petitioner before the said authority within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order as well as an interlocutory application for condoning the delay, the said authority shall consider the delay caused due to - 3 - pendency of this writ petition and shall decide the matter on merits in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of six months. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)