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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, S.166 (6)

2010(3) LAW HERALD (P&H) 2068
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Before
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta
Civil Writ Petition No.7791 of 2010
Shobha Ram & Anr.
v.
State of Haryana & Ors.
{Decided on 28/05/2010}
For the Petitioners: Mr. Kul Bhushan Sharma, Advocate.
For the Respondent: Mr. Deepak Jindal, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana.
Constitution of India, 1950, Art.226--Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, S.166 (6)--Amendment of voter list--Writ Jurisdiction--Disputed question of facts have been arisen in petition with regard to submission of objections by petitioners against voter list issued by official respondents--Cannot be adjudicated upon by High court in writ jurisdiction as no evidence is available to decide such issues--Also, in view of Bar contained is Section 166(6) it is not possible for High court at this stage to direct amendment of voter list--In view of fact that election process had already set in motion, there is no ground to interfere in writ jurisdiction . (Para 5 & 6)