1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners, learned Counsel for the State and learned Counsel for the Bihar State Election Commission.

2. In this writ petition the petitioners seek writ of mandamus directing the respondents to treat the names of the petitioners in the voter list of Ward No. 10, Kanhauli Bishundutta Gram Panchayat, as according to the petitioners it existed on the day of nomination for the posts of Sarpanch and Member of the Panchayat Samiti in the General Elections of 2006 and in consequence thereof their respective candidature for different posts were accepted and also for restoring the previous position allowing the petitioners to contest the aforesaid elections.

3. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that, when the notification of Election of 2006 was published the petitioners name existed in the electoral roll, according to which they filed their nominations on the appointed date i.e. on 17.3.2006 which was accepted and thereafter symbol was also granted to the petitioners. He also avers that subsequently when the petitioners learnt that the authorities concerned were trying to strike off their names from the electoral roll illegally, they fil