H.N. Seth, J.

By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, Petitioner Ram Adhar Singh questions the validity of the order/judgment of the District Judge Ghazipur dated 5-9-1983 (Annexure-6 to the writ petition) whereby he allowed the revision application filed by Bechu Ram (Respondent No. 21 and directed that the order of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Ghazipur, dated 30-4-1983 (Annexure-5 to the writ petition) be set aside.

2. Briefly stated the facts giving rise to the present petition are that on 11-4-1982 Bechu Ram, Respondent No. 2, was declared elected as Pradhan of Gaon Sabha Sakia, District Ghazipur. Petitioner Ram Adhar Singh, one of the candidates, who contested the said election, filed an election petition u/s 12-C of the U.P. Panchayat Raj Act before the Sub-Divisional Officer on 15-4-1982 and questioned the election of Bechu Ram inter-alia on the ground that there had been improper counting of votes and claimed that after correctly counting the votes be should be declared to have been duly elected as Pradhan of the Gaon Sabha. Bechu Ram contested the petition and filed a written statement (Annexure-1 to the counter affidavit) refuting various allegation