1 / 3 2025:CGHC:11007 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1228 of 2025 1 - Kumeshwar Singh Poya S/o Kumar Say Singh Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Sarma, Block Surajpur, Janpad Panchayat Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - District Election Officer - Cum - Collector Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Sub Divisional Officer, Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Returning Officer, Gram Panchayat Sarma, Janpad Panchayat Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 4 – CMO, Janpad Panchayat Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Saket Pandey, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 2 / 3 06/03/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner who is a participant of the election of Janpad Panchayat for the post of Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Sarma is seeking a direction towards the respondent authorities to decide the application for recounting of the votes, submitted by the petitioner on the next date of election, before the respondent authorities/ Returning Officer, Gram Panchayat, Sarma, Janpad Panchayat, Surajpur, however, till date, the respondent authorities have not decided the application submitted by the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has moved an application dated 18/02/2025 (Annexure P/1) before the Returning Officer and on the same day, the petitioner also submitted an application (Annexure P/2) before the District Election Officer-cum- Collector, Surjapur for recounting of the votes however, till date, no steps has been taken to decide the same. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that if the application moved by the petitioner is still pending before the Returning Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Surajpur, the same shall be considered in accordance with law, within a period of 30 days. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 5. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for the State, the respondent No.3/ Returning Officer, Janpad Panchayat, 3 / 3 Surajpur is directed to decide the application dated 18/02/2025 (Annexure P/1) submitted by the petitioner within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar