CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
P. R. Ramachandra Menon, C. J., *Parth Prateem Sahu, J.
Leela Bai Sharma v. State of Chhattisgarh and Others
1. Sustainability of the order dated 27.8.2020 passed by the learned single Judge in WPC No.1939/2020 by which the learned single Judge has allowed writ petition and remitted back the case to the Election Tribunal i.e. respondent No.3 herein, for deciding the matter afresh after framing issues and after granting opportunity of hearing to the parties to lead evidence, is put to challenge in this writ appeal.
2. Facts of the case, in brief, are that election for the post of Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Jairamnagar, Tahsil Masturi, District Bilaspur took place on 28.1.2020. Appellant along with private respondents herein contested the said election. After completion of counting of votes, result was declared in which respondent No.6 has been declared to be elected as she has secured total 1303 votes. Appellant secured second highest votes i.e. 1213. On 31.1.2020 appellant filed an objection before the Returning Officer with regard to irregularity in counting of votes and thereafter filed an election petition under S.122 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 (for short 'the Adhiniyam, 1993') before the Sub-Divisional Officer (R), Masturi i.e. respondent No.3, with a prayer for re
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