Punjab-Haryana High Court
Paramjit Singh And Others vs State Of Punjab And Others on 24 December, 2024
Bench: Meenakshi I. Mehta, Kirti Singh
Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:172265-DB
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
CWP No.35259 of 2024
Date of Decision: 24.12.2024
Paramjit Singh and others
.....Petitioners.
Versus
State of Punjab and others
.....Respondents.
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH
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Present:- Mr. N.P.S. Mann, Advocate
for the petitioners.
MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA, J. (Oral)
By way of the instant Civil Writ Petition, the petitioners have
sought the indulgence of this Court for the issuance of a writ in the nature
of mandamus directing respondents No.1 to 4 to receive and entertain the
Election Petition, as intended to be filed by them and also to decide the
same, as per the provisions of the Punjab State Election Commission Act,
1994.
2. Mr. S.S. Hira, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, has
put in appearance on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4 in this case in
pursuance of the copies of the present petition having been sent to the
respondent-State, in advance.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners relies upon the order
passed by the Co-ordinate Bench on 19.12.2024 in CWP No.34623 of 2024
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titled as “Gurdev Singh Versus State of Punjab and others” and submits
that along-with the Election Petition, the petitioners would move an
appropriate application for seeking condonation of the delay in filing the
afore-said Election Petition and he prays that the instant writ petition be
also disposed of in view of the above-referred order dated 19.12.2024.
4. Learned State counsel has no objection for the same.
5. Resultantly, the Civil Writ Petition in hand is, hereby,
disposed of with the direction to the concerned Election Tribunal to receive
the Election Petition and also the application that may be moved by the
petitioners therewith, for seeking condonation of the delay in filing the
same (Election Petition) and to proceed to adjudicate the afore-mentioned
application and thereafter, expeditiously decide the above-referred Election
Petition as well, in accordance with law.
(MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA)
JUDGE
(KIRTI SINGH)
JUDGE
December 24, 2024
Yag Dutt
Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes
Whether Reportable: No
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