MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. 13501 of 2023 at Allahabad

A.F.R. Reserved On: 29.07.2025 Delivered On: 18.09.2025. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Matters Under Article 227 No. - 13501 of 2023 Smt. Jyoti Singh …..Petitioners(s) Versus Smt. Geeta Devi and 25 Respondents(s) others Counsel for Petitioners(s) : Ashish Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : Dharnidhar Pandey, Kamal Kumar Singh, Ram Karan, Sudhir Kumar Mishra Court No. – 9 HON’BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM,J. 1. Heard Shri Ashish Kumar Singh and Shri Rakesh Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Dharnidhar Pandey, Shri Kamal Kumar Singh, Shri, Ram Karan, Shri Sudhir Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the respondents and perused the record. 2. This petition has been filed challenging the order dated 14.12.2023 passed by District Judge, Basti in Election Petition No. 1 of 2022 rejecting the application filed by the petitioner under Order 7 Rule 11 C.P.C. for rejection of the election petition. 2 A 227 No. 13501 of 2023 3. Brief facts of the case are that election for the post of member of Zila Panchayat was held on 29.04.2021. Counting was done on 02.05.2021. The petitioner contested the election for member of Zila Panchayat for Ward No