NAGENDRA RAI, S.K.KATRIAR
Rama Ballabh Singh Keshari – Appellant
Versus
State Of Bihar – Respondent
1. This appeal is directed against the order dated 13.3.2001, passed by a learned single Judge of this Court dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant challenging the order passed by the Returning Officer, Kutumba, district Aurangabad, rejecting the nomination paper filed by the appellant for election to the post of Mukhiya on the ground of contravention of Rule 39 (2) of the Bihar Panchayat Election Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules). The law is well settled that when the election process has started, this Court will not interfere in the matter unless the same has resulted in manifest injustice. In the present case, the nomination paper of the appellant has been rejected on the ground of violation of Rule 39(2) of the Rules which provides that no candidate will file more than two sets of nomination papers. In this case, the appellant has filed four sets of nomination papers. In our view, the appellant has filed two more sets than required according to the aforesaid Rules and in that case the Returning Officer should have rejected the excess sets of nomination papers instead of rejecting the nomination paper of the appellant. The present case is on
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