WRIC/12105/2025 of NEELAM SRIVASTAVA Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. PANCHAYATI RAJ LKO. AND 5 OTHERS on 18 December 2025

1. Heard Sri Sachin Srivastava, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Rahul Shukla, the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State of U.P., Sri Akash Singh, the learned counsel for the opposite party no. 6-State Election Commission.

2. By means of the instant writ petition, the petitioner has sought issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to cancel the alteration list prepared by the opposite party no. 5-Booth Level Officer and to prepare a fresh list/ revised list of Village Panchayat Laxammanpur Khairahaniya, Block Harraiya Satghara, Police Station Laliya, District Balrampur.

3. The petitioner had submitted a complaint against the functioning of the booth level officer upon which an inquiry was conducted. The Inquiry Officer-Revenue Inspector Mathura, Tehsil and District Balrampur submitted a report on 17.11.2025 stating that several irregularities have been committed in preparation of the electoral roll, in violation of the rules laid down by the Election Commission, for providing benefit to a specific person in a clandestine manner. The learned counsel for the State Election Commission has informed the Court on the basis of instructions that proceedings have been recommended against the then Block Level Officer. However, he has submitted that as per the notified election schedule, a draft voter list would be published on 23.12.2025, objections against which may be submitted between 24.12.2025 to 31.12.2025. The Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sachin Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Aakash Singh Neelam Srivastava .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Panchayati Raj Lko. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s)

objections will be disposed of till 06.01.2026. He has submitted that as it has come to light in the inquiry that booth level officer has committed illegalities and irregularities in preparation of electoral roll, the names added and deleted will be revisited so as to so as to correct the irregularities committed by the earlier booth level officer.

4. Regarding deletion of names, any individual person can file objections against the same, including the petitioner, during entertaining of objections between 24.12.2025 to 30.12.2025.

5. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid statement made by the learned Standing Counsel for the State Election Commission with a direction that the proposal made in the statement will be adhered to. December 18, 2025 Pradeep/- WRIC No. 12105 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRADEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench