JAI KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY the Court. - -In this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for setting aside the Letter No. 59 dated 29.10.2011 by which the election programme of Deoghar Co -operative Grain Bank has been notified and according to which the election of the Grain Bank is scheduled to be held on 22.11.2011. The petitioners have further prayed for a direction on the respondents to show -cause as to under what condition the nomination papers of the petitioners have been rejected without assigning and communicating any reason for the same. The petitioners have also prayed for a direction on the respondents for publishing a fresh election programme allowing the petitioners to participate in the same.

(2.) WHEN the case is taken up for hearing, learned J.C. to Additional Advocate General raised preliminary objection and submitted that the petitioners have challenged the validity of rejection of their nominations and have raised other factual grounds, which come within the election disputes and the same are to be adjudicated upon by the Registrar of the Cooperative Society under Section 48 of the Bihar Co -operative Societies Act, 1935.

(3.) SECTION 48 of the Bihar Co -operative Societies Act, 1935 is quoted hereinbelow :