PATNA, India, April 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on April 1:
The issue involved in both the writ petitions are similar, hence they are being heard together and being disposed of by a common order.
2. Heard Mr. P. N. Shahi, learned senior counsel along with Mr. Ram Pravesh Prasad Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners; Mr. Ravi Ranjan, learned counsel along with Mr. Girish Pandey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State Election Commission; Mr. Amit Shrivastava, learned senior counsel along with Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 7, 8, 11 to 15, 18 to 23 and 26 & 27 in both the writ applications and Mr. Birendra Prasad Singh, learned AC to SC-19 for the State ...