Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

27.01.2025

1.

Heard Mr. Shakti Raj Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. Prafull N. Bharat, learned Advocate General assisted by Mr. R.S.Marhas, learned Additional Advocate General, Mr. Praveen Das, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Shashank Thakur, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State/respondents.

2.

By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:

“(i) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to declare the Notification dated 24.12.2024 notifying amendment in Chhattisgarh Panchayat Election Rules 1995 as ultra vires and without legal authority.

(ii) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the Notification dated 24.12.2024 and 06.01.2025 issued by the Collector Surajpur applying the amended Election Rules

1995.

(iii) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents not to act upon the ordinance dated 03.12.2024, till the same is validly passed by the State Legislative Assembly as required by the Article 213 of the Constitution of India.

(iv) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to apply section 1