(1.) THE present writ petition raises a question of general importance, which can be formulated as under:
(2.) IN the elections held for Kshettra Panchayat, Jagdishpur, the petitioner was elected as a member and the opposite party No. 7 after being elected as 'member1, was elected Block Pramukh. The election took place in the year 2005. At the time of his election, the opposite party No. 7 was in jail and he continued to be in jail till he was released on bail under the orders passed by the High Court in criminal appeal.
(3.) THE writ petition was thereafter amended and the very right of opposite party No. 7 to continue as Pramukh was challenged.