1. The petitioner herein was elected as the President of Thekkampatti Panchayat, Mettupalayam Taluk, Coimbatore District, in the elections held on 110. 2006. Challenging his election on the sole ground that he filed a false declaration suppressing details of the criminal cases pending trial against him and that therefore his nomination ought to have been rejected by the Returning Officer, the first respondent herein filed Election O.P.No.296 of 2006 on the file of the District Court, Coimbatore. It was allowed by the learned District Judge, declaring the election of the petitioner herein as null and void and directing a fresh election to be conducted. Challenging the said order upsetting his election, the petitioner has come up with the present Civil Revision Petition.

2. I have heard Mr.R.Muthukumaraswamy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner, Mr.V.Raghavachari, learned counsel appearing for the first respondent, Mr.Srinath Sridevan, learned counsel appearing for the second respondent and Mrs.Shanthi Rakkappan, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 6 to 9. It is seen from paragraph-4 of the order of the District Judge (under revision)