PARASHURAM Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SUNIL Ambwani, J. Heard Shri B. K. Shukla for the petitioner. Shri Kshitij Shailendra appears for the contesting respondent. Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 are represented by Shri Jai Bahadur Singh, Advocate. The affidavits have been exchanged. With the consent of parties, the matter was heard, and is finally decided.

(2.) SHRI Parashuram-the petitioner in Writ Petition No. 36637 of 2007, was declared elected as Member of the Block Development Committee, Ward No. 58 (Chhatargarh), Block Shankergarh, District Allahabad. There were only two can didates, namely the petitioner and respondent No. 3-Vinod Kumar in the fray. SHRI Vikas Chandra (brother of the petitioner) and SHRI Bharat, respondent Nos. 4 and 5 had withdrawn from the contest.

(3.) IN Writ Petition No. 47431 of 2007, Shri Vinod Kumar, the election peti tioner has made a prayer to quash, that part of the operative portion of the order dated 30. 7. 2007, passed by Election Tribunal/additional District Judge, Court No. 14, Allahabad, by which he had declared a vacancy (Aakasmik Rikti) in re spect of the Member of Block Development Committee of Ward No. 58, Chhatargarh, Block Shankargarh, District Allahabad, and has further prayed that the petitioner be declared as duly elected.