IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL MISHRA

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ON THE 19 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 18926 of 2024 KHUSHBU BISEN Versus AASU AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Pravesh Naveriya - Advocate for petitioner.

Shri Nitesh Kumar Jain - Advocate for respondent No.1.

Shri Sumit Raghuwanshi - Govt. Advocate for respondent No.5/Collector.

ORDER This petition has been filed assailing the order dated 18.12.2023 (Annexure P/7) passed by the respondent No.5-Collector District Balaghat (M.P.) whereby the election petition preferred by the petitioner under Section 122 of the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993 against the respondent No.1 was rejected.

2. It is a case of the petitioner that she contested elections and was duly appointed on the post of Member of Janpad Panchayat, No.20 Vikas Khand Khairlanjhi District Balaghat. The Respondent No.1 also contested elections for the post of Member of Janpad Panchayat, No. 19, Vikas Khand Khairlanjhi and was duly appointed on the post of Member of Janpad Panchayat, No.19, Vikas Khand Khairlanjhi. It is submitted that amongst Members of concerned Janpad Panchayat, for the post of President