Heard, Shri Sanjai Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner on the Mobile phone of Bench Secretary as he could not connect through video conferencing and Shri Raj Bux Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel.
On an objection raised by learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel that this petition is not maintainable as the petitioner has an alternative and statutory remedy under Section 12-C of the U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, learned counsel for the petitioner could not dispute the same and he also informed that the petitioner has already filed election petition under Section 12-C.
In view of above, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of availability of alternative and statutory remedy which has already been filed as informed by the learned counsel for the petitioner.
Order Date :- 20.5.2021 Haseen U.