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2025 DAILYLAW 157203 (ALL)

AJAY PRAKASH DWIVEDI v. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION U.P. LKO. THRU. COMMISSIONER AND 2 OTHERS

WRIC/7725/2025 · 2025-08-08

Manish Kumar, Rajan Roy

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:46462-DB Court No. - 1 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7725 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ajay Prakash Dwivedi Respondent :- State Election Commission U.P. Lko. Thru. Commissioner And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sampurna Nand Shukla,Abhishek Singh,Pankaj Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- Anurag Kumar Singh,C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as also Sri Anurag Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the opposite parties. The petitioner has filed this petition mainly with the prayer for issuance of a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari commanding the opposite parties to ensure the free and fair bye-election by installation of voice recording cameras at the polling stations on the date of voting of bye-election of Chairman/Adhyaksh, Nagar Palika Parishad, Mahmoodabad , District Sitapur and also at counting centers prior to the date of counting. Sri Anurag Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the State Election Commission states that videography is mandatory at the polling station on the date of polling and at the time of counting also alongwith CCTV Cameras. In the videography voice is also audible, therefore, grievance of the petitioner is misconceived. Statement made on behalf of the State Election Commission shall be honoured by the opposite parties and they shall abide by the same strictly. The writ petition disposed of accordingly. (Manish Kumar, J.) (Rajan Roy, J.) Order Date :- 8.8.2025 A.Nigam Digitally signed by :- ANUJ NIGAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench