JUDGEMENT
ARUN BHANSALI,J. -
(1.) This revision petition has been filed by the
petitioner aggrieved against order dated 10.08.2015 passed by the Senior
Civil Judge, Jodhpur ('the Judge'), whereby, the application filed by the
petitioner under Order 7, Rule 11 CPC read with Orde XXVII, Rule 5A,
Section 79 and Order I, Rule 9 CPC has been rejected.
(2.) The respondent - election petitioner filed election petition under Section 43 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 ('Act of 1995') read
with Rule 80 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Election) Rules, 1994
(Rules of 1994') seeking inspection and recount of the ballots cast at
the election and claiming declaration as elected Sarpanch and setting
aside of election of the returned candidate; the election petitioner
impleaded the District Election Officer (Panchayat) as non-petitioner
No.1 and Dr. Sampat Raj, the Returning Officer as non-petitioner No.7 to
the election petition.
(3.) The petitioner on being served with the election petition, filed application under Order 7, Rule 11 CPC and other provisions, inter alia,
indicating that the election petitioner has impleaded the District
Electoral Officer and Returning Officer as non-petitioner Nos.1 and 7 and
relief has been claimed against them; provisions of CPC have been made
applicable to the election petition and, in view thereof, as the election
petitioner has not impleaded the State of Rajasthan as party, the same
was liable to be dismissed for non impleadment of necessary party under
Order 27, Rule 5A CPC read with Section 79 and Order I, Rule 9 CPC.;
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