Radha Raman v. State Of Haryana And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9896 of 2016 Date of Decision: May 19, 2016 Radha Raman ......Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM:HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT.

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE A.B.CHAUDHARI.

--- Present: Mr.Shiv Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.-

1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?

3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J . (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus for timely disposal of the Election Petition said to have been filed by him on 09.02.2016 challenging the election of respondent No.4 as Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat of his village.

Having regard to the fact that election dispute ought to be resolved expeditiously as there is a specified tenure of the office/post and keeping in view the orders passed in similar circumstances, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the learned Election Tribunal to make an endeavour to decide the subject Election Petition expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order.

Ordered accordingly.

[SURYA KANT] JUDGE May 19, 2016 [A.B.CHAUDHARI] mohinder JUDGE MOHINDER KUMAR 2016.05.28 10:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh