This is the second occasion that the petitioner has come up before this Court with a Writ application on the same subject matter though with a different context. The first petition in this Court was numbered as Civil Rule No. 368/79 wherein the peti­tioner had challenged the validity and legality of the judgment and order of the learned Assistant District Judge, Jorhat, dated 7.8.79 declaring the election of the petitioner from Pub-Konwarpur Gaon Panchayat as void under Rule 58 (c) of the Assam Pancha-yati Raj (Constitution) Rules 1973-for short 'the Rules'. An election petition was filed by Respondent No. 3 challenging the election of the petitioner as President of Pub-Konwarpur G. P. against the order declaring the petitioner elected on 5.2.79. As the matter was disposed of on issue No. 9, the petitioner moved this Court on the ground that by an amendment petition dated 12.3.79, the respondent No. 3 sought to urge a new ground chal­lenging the election of the petitioner which was admittedly filed beyond the period of limitation prescribed by Rule 52 of the Rules. The new charge as put by Respondent No. 3 as additional ground was to the effect that the petitioner was disqualified

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