JUDGMENT :

Ref: Order on Amendment Application

1. Amendment application filed today, is taken on record.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays to withdraw the amendment application on the ground that he will be withdrawing the application as moved before the revisional court for not pressing the revision.

3. Accordingly, the amendment application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Order on Writ Petition

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the respondents and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

2. The petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order dated 24.07.2023 passed by Additional District and Session Judge, Court No.9, Prayagraj vide which his amendment application has been rejected and a further prayer to direct the court below to allow the amendment application of the petitioner and adjudicate the Election Petition No.3 of 2022, within stipulated period.

3. Brief facts of the case are that in the election for the post of Pradhan held in the year 2021, the petitioner was declared the winning candidate by obtaining 904 votes and respondent no.4 was the returned candidate obtaining 901 votes. An election petition was filed by r