VINOD UPADHYAY Vs. STATE OF U. P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Shashi Nandan, Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Pankaj Kumar Shukla for the petitioner. Sri Raghvendra Singh, learned Advocate General assisted by Sri Ajit Kumar Singh, Additional Advocate General, Sri Manish Goyal, Additional Advocate General and Sri Sudhanshu Srivastava, Additional Chief Standing Counsel have put in appearance for the State of U.P. Sri Ravi Kant, Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Tarun Agrawal is present for the State Election Commission.

(2.) This writ petition has been filed for the following prayers-:

(3.) Counsel for the petitioner submits that election of Zila Panchayat was to be initiated and completed on or before expiry of the term of the Panchayat. The respondents have failed to undertake the process of election to be completed before the expiry of the term of the Panchayats and thereby administrators have been appointed going against the mandate of the Constitution. A reference of Article 243 (E) of the Constitution of India for it is being quoted herein-: