IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12494 of 2026 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar, S/o Late Rajeshwar Prasad, R/O Mohalla- Premganj, Ward No.- 5, P.O. and P.S.- Lalganj, District- Vaishali, Presently elected Deputy Chief Councillor of Lalganj Municipal Council, District- Vaishali, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna, 2. The Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, 3. The District Magistrate-cum-Administrator, Vaishali at Hajipur, 4. The State Election Commission, Bihar, Patna, through its Commissioner. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Satya Prakash Sinha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr.Government Advocate (7) For the SEC Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Adv. Mr. Girish Pandey, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 2 17-08-2026 Without going into the merits or demerits of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of all the counsels. 2. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner is only praying for disposal of his Complaint Case No. 47 of 2024 pending before the Respondent No. 4, i.e., the State Election Commission, Bihar. The present writ petition is disposed of directing the Respondent No. 4, i.e., the State Election Commission to pass final orders in Complaint Case No. 47 of 2024 as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. Patna High Court CWJC No.12494 of 2026(2) dt.17-08-2026 2/2 3. It is needless to mention that before passing any order, the petitioner as well as any other interested party shall be put on notice and given an opportunity of hearing. Any order passed shall be communicated to the parties. 4. With the above directions, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Bhardwaj/- (A. Abhishek Reddy , J) U