IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12212 of 2009 ***** Murari Prasad Yadav, son of Basudeo Rai, President of Karariya PACS, R/o Village-Karariya, Hagir, P.S. Kotwa, District-East Champaran, Motihari. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. District Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari. 3. Block Development Officer (B.D.O.) Kotwa Block P.S. Kotwa, District-East Champaran, Motihari. 4. Chairman/Secretary, Election Tribunal (PACS), Bihar, Patna. …. …. Respondents ----------- 2. 14.9.2009. Heard counsel for the parties. Petitioner has already approached the State Election Authority with regard to location of booth at a Middle School located at Pandey Tola, Karariya in the district of East Champaran. A large number of voters and villagers of the area have also approached the authorities saying that the location of polling booth is far away from the PACS headquarters, which is going to come in the way of fair exercise of votes by the members. This court is informed that certain set of guidelines have already been laid down with regard to location of such booths for holding of election of PACS and the present location does not conform to the said guidelines and even if the same has been notified by the Block Development Officer, the matter requires to be looked into by the State Election Authority. Since the election is scheduled for 19th October, 2009, the respondents are directed to decide the matter in the next two weeks and communicate the decision to the petitioner accordingly. - 2 - The writ application stands allowed and disposed of to the extent indicated above. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)