(1) The election to any office of a Panchayat or a
Gram Katchahry shall not be called in question exce pt by an election
petition as prescribed :
Provided that if an election to any office of a Gra m Panchayat or
Gram Katchahry is under dispute, the election petit ion shall lie before
such Munsif within whose jurisdiction such Gram Pan chayat or Gram
Katchahry is situated and if the election to any office of Panchayat Samiti
or to a Zila Parishad is under dispute, the election petition shall lie before
such sub-Judge within whose jurisdiction such Panch ayat Samiti or Zila
Parishad, as the case may be, is situated.
(2) “Parties to the petition—A petitioner shall join as a respondent
to his petition—
(a) Where the petitioner, in addition to claiming a declaration that the
election of all or any of the returned candidates is void, claims a
further declaration that he himself or any other ca ndidates has
been duly elected, all the contesting candidates ot her than the
petitioner, and where no such further declaration i s claimed, all
the returned candidates; and
(b) any other candidate against whom allegations of any corrupt
practice are made in the petition.
Section 137 • THE BIHAR PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 2006
Section 137. Election Petition
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Section 137
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