Lakhwinder Singh v. Richa Goyal Sdm Samana Patiala
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-6446-2025 (O&M) Gurjant Singh v. S.D.M.-cum-Election Tribunal and others; COCP-3244-2025 (O&M) Lakhwinder Singh v. Richa Goyal, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Samana; High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; decided 08.08.2025; bench: Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (oral) and Vikas Suri, J.; election vote recounting; impugned order dated 13.02.2025 (Annexure P/8) by respondent No.1; recounting under direct supervision of Deputy Commissioner, Patiala; videography of recounting; compliance fixed 19.08.2025 at 11.00 a.m.; writ petition and contempt petition both disposed of as not pressed; consent disposal; reportable: No; advocates: Ramandeep, T.P.S. Chawla (Senior DAG, Punjab), Pardhuman Garg, Dishu Bansal.
What did the court decide?
Both CWP-6446-2025 and COCP-3244-2025 disposed of as not pressed; recounting of votes pursuant to order dated 13.02.2025 (Annexure P/8) to be conducted under the direct supervision of the Deputy Commissioner, Patiala and videographed, compliance fixed for 19.08.2025 at 11.00 a.m.