PATNA, India, July 2 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 27:
Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
2. This petition has been converted into one under public interest under the orders of a learned Single Judge.
3. However, we find that the subject matter of this petition does not fall in the category of public interest.
4. The petitioner, who had contested the elections for a particular panchayat in the District of Bodh-Gaya, has sought an enquiry with respect to twenty five missing votes in the PACS election, which was held on 26.11.2024, as a result of which he was defeated and one Rajeev Ranjan was returned as the successful candidate.
5. Since the matter was referred to by a learned Single Judge, we have gone through the petition as also the counter affidavit.
6. It appears that elections for the Gafakhurd PACS under Bodh-Gaya Block was held on 26.11.2024. There were 1393 voters and the voting was conducted at two booths where respective number of voters polled.
Some objection was raised by the petitioner with respect to counting and when it was conceded in the beginning, the writ petitioner chose not to insist for any recounting and filed a writ petition with the prayer of holding an enquiry with respect to twenty five missing votes.
7. By no stretch of imagination could it be called a public interest litigation.
8. If the petitioner was at all aggrieved by the election result, the appropriate forum for him was to file election petition.
9. There is no merit in this writ petition and it is, therefore, dismissed.
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