{"id":132043,"date":"2010-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rukmini-devi-vs-the-state-election-commission-on-16-september-2010"},"modified":"2016-09-20T08:40:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T03:10:22","slug":"rukmini-devi-vs-the-state-election-commission-on-16-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rukmini-devi-vs-the-state-election-commission-on-16-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"Rukmini Devi vs The State Election Commission( on 16 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Patna High Court &#8211; Orders<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Rukmini Devi vs The State Election Commission( on 16 September, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA\n                                          LPA No. 1411 of 2010\n                                                    In\n                                         CWJC No. 5632 of 2010\n                                                 With\n                                          I.A. No. 7919 of 2010\n                    ================================================\n                      Rukumini Devi . ............................................... Appellant\n                                                Versus\n                     The State Election Commission, Patna &amp; Ors. ......... Respondents\n                    ================================================\n                    Appearance:\n                    For the appellant:            Mr Rajeeva Roy and\n                                                  Mr R.N. Poddar, Advocates.\n                    For the respondents 1,4, 5 &amp; 8: Mr Lalit Kishore, AAG III.\n                    ===============================================\n                    CORAM:     HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE\n                                            AND\n                               HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN\n\n                   ORAL ORDER<\/pre>\n<p>                   (Per : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)<\/p>\n<p>2.   16.09.2010.              Re. LPA No. 1411\/2010 &amp; I.A. No. 7919\/2010.\n<\/p>\n<p>                              Learned Advocate Mr Rajeeva Roy appears for<br \/>\n                   the appellant. He states that the respondent authorities will<br \/>\n                   be served through the concerned Standing Counsels.\n<\/p>\n<p>                              Let notice be issued to the respondent nos. 6 &amp; 7,<br \/>\n                   to be made returnable on 25th October 2010. Notice will be<br \/>\n                   issued through Court process. Requisites etc. will be filed<br \/>\n                   within one week from today.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                             ( R.M. Doshit, CJ )<\/p>\n<p>                                              ( Jyoti Saran, J )<br \/>\n         Dilip\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patna High Court &#8211; Orders Rukmini Devi vs The State Election Commission( on 16 September, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No. 1411 of 2010 In CWJC No. 5632 of 2010 With I.A. No. 7919 of 2010 ================================================ Rukumini Devi . &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Appellant Versus The State Election Commission, Patna &amp; Ors. 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