Revision petition against an order treating election issues as preliminary was dismissed on the ground of the petition having become infructuous due to the decision of the underlying election matter.
Revision petition dismissed as infructuous.
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CR 702/2015(O&M)
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106
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Date of decision:06.02.2015.
Sukhjit Kaur
.............Petitioner
v.
Election Tribunal-cum-DC and others
.............Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH
Present:Mr.CM Munjal,Advocate and Mr.Aman Deep Chhabra,Advocate for the petitioner
Mr.Sukhbir Singh Mattewal,Advocate for the caveator/respondent no.2.
Jaswant Singh,J.(Oral)
CM 2807-CII/2015 is allowed and replies Annexures P-5 to P-7 are taken on record.
Main Case.
The election petitioner who has challenged the election of respondent no.2-Kulwinder Kaur as Sarpanch of Village Tarmala, Block Lambi, District Sri Muktsar Sahib under Section 66 of the Punjab State Election Commission Act,1994 is in revision assailing the order dated 6.1.2015 (P-4) passed by the Election Tribunal, Sri Muktsar Sahib whereby it has proceeded to treat issue nos. 3,4,5 and 7 as preliminary issues instead of first deciding the application of the petitioner for summoning of the records and fresh counting of the ballot papers in the light of a mistake having been committed by theRAJINDER PRASHAD JOSHI 2015.02.06 15:04 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document High Court, Chandigarh.
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Presiding-cum-Returning Officer in reversing the result.
At the time of hearing today, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the present revision petition has become infructuous in the light of his election petition itself having been decided.
Dismissed as infructuous.
06.02.2015 joshi
(Jaswant Singh) Judge
RAJINDER PRASHAD JOSHI 2015.02.06 15:04 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document High Court, Chandigarh.
Sukhjit Kaur
Election Tribunal-cum-DC and others
Jaswant Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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