Gajram v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court; WRIT - C No. 12663 of 2022; Gajram v. State of U.P.; expeditious disposal of panchayat election petition; Election Petition No. T2021137405298 (Ajab Singh & Ors. v. Ram Prakash & Anr.); Section 12-C U.P. Panchayat Raj Act 1947; petition pending over ten months; COVID-19 third wave; no time stipulation fixed; best efforts expected of respondent authorities; no undue or long adjournments; Saumitra Dayal Singh, J.; disposed of 13.5.2022.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with an expectation that respondent authorities make best efforts to decide Election Petition No. T2021137405298 expeditiously, if circumstance permits, without undue or long adjournments; no time stipulation fixed. ¶8