Vinod Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Vinod Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. (WRIT - C No. 14484 of 2022, Allahabad High Court, 23.5.2022, Saumitra Dayal Singh, J.) — expeditious disposal of election petition under Section 12-C, U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 (Election Petition No. 722114360304013); pendency over ten months; no time-bound direction issued in view of third wave of COVID-19 pandemic; expectation of best efforts and avoidance of undue/long adjournments; writ petition disposed of. Keywords: election petition, speedy disposal, COVID-19 delay, no mandamus for time stipulation, Panchayat Raj election dispute.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at this stage with the observation that no time stipulation be fixed owing to the third wave of COVID-19, but the respondent authorities make best efforts to decide Election Petition No. 722114360304013 expeditiously without undue or long adjournments.