HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1084 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. 1. Heard. 2. Petitioner is directed to correct the details of opposite party no.2 by deleting the word 'Chief' and also adding the word 'State' before the word 'Election Commission' and the words 'Local Bodies ' after the word 'Election Commission' 3. The petitioner has filed this petition seeking the following reliefs:- "i. to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite parties to allow all the voters of the Village- Nakaha to cost their votes at the Polling Centre situated at the Village- Nakaha itself in lieu of the Polling Centre situated 3 Kms. Away at the Village- Pandit Purwa, and ii. to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite parties to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner for permitting all the voters of the Village- Nakaha to cost their votes at the Polling Centre situated at the Village-Nakaha itself in lieu of the Polling Centre situated 3 Kms. Away at the Village- Pandit Purwa, and iii. to pass any other suitable order or direction in favour of the petitioner in public interest and against the opposite parties named above which this Hon'ble Court may deem just and proper in circumstances of the case, and Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Naveen Chandra Upadhyay Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Atul Kumar Dubey Anwar Ali .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Panchayati Raj Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) iv. to allow the instant writ petition with cost through out." 4. The elections to Gram Pranchayat are yet to be notified. Voter-list is being prepared. As per learned Standing Counsel, there are two polling stations and six polling booth in the village of the petitioner. Facility of casting vote is available at polling centre situated at village-Nakaha apart from Village-Pandit Purwa also, therefore, no prejudice is cause to the matter. 5. These are not the matters to be considered by the writ court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India but for the authorities to consider at the appropriate time provided there is a cause. As of now, learned Standing Counsel says that facility of voting is available in the village of the petitioner, but the petitioner says some villagers are asked to vote at Pandit Purwa. If there is any grievance, petitioner can approach the District Election Officer concerned who may look into the matter as per law. 6. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. October 16, 2025 Shanu/- WPIL No. 1084 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Bharti,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHANU SUMAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench