Sandeep Singh Vs Ld State Election Commissioner Punjab and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Sandeep Singh Vs Ld State Election Commissioner Punjab and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's pending complaint dated 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-2) and pass an appropriate reasoned order in accordance with law, preferably within 06 weeks from the date of receipt/production of the order; pending application(s), if any, disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether a writ in the nature of mandamus should be issued directing respondents No.1 and 2 to conduct a fair and impartial inquiry against respondent No.5 on the petitioner's complaint dated 02.01.2025. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The petition is disposed of without commenting on merits, with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the pending complaint dated 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-2) and pass an appropriate reasoned order in accordance with law, preferably within 06 weeks from receipt/production of the order.

Key takeaways

No reply was called for from any respondent, as the nature of the order passed required no further proceedings or pleadings.obiter¶19
Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh — CWP-4972-2025 (O&M), decided February 21, 2025 (Sudhir Singh and Sukhvinder Kaur, JJ.) — Sandeep Singh v. State Election Commissioner, Punjab and others. Petition sought a writ of mandamus directing respondents No.1 and 2 to conduct a fair and impartial inquiry against respondent No.5 on the petitioner's complaint dated 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-2). At the hearing, counsel for the petitioner confined the prayer to a decision on the pending complaint by respondent No.2, which had not been adverted to till date; the State (through the learned Additional AG Punjab, appearing on advance service) undertook that the grievance would be looked into. Without calling for any reply (as no further proceedings or pleadings were required) and without commenting on merits, the Court disposed of the petition, directing respondent No.2 to consider the pending complaint dated 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-2) and pass an appropriate reasoned order in accordance with law, preferably within 06 weeks from receipt/production of the order; pending application(s), if any, stood disposed of.

CWP-4972-2025 (O&M)

107 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CWP-4972-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: February 21, 2025

Sandeep Singh

….Petiti o ner

versus

State Election C ommissioner, Punjab and othe r s

….Respond e nts

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR

Present: - M r . S.K. Singla, Advocate for the petitioner.

SUDHIR SINGH, J. (ORAL)

P e tition herein is for issuance of a writ in the nature of Manda m us directing resp o ndents No.1 and 2 to conduct fair and impartial inquiry ag a inst respondent No . 5 on the complaint dated 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-2) submitte d by the petitioner.

A t the outset, learned counsel f or the petitioner submits that the petitioner wou l d be satisfied, in case, his p e nding complaint dated 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-2 ) is decided by respondent No.2 , which has not been adverted t o by the respondent s , till date.

O n the other hand, on advance se r vice of copy of petition, Mr. K u ljit Singh, Additio n al AG Punjab appears and op p oses issuance of notice of motion. He submits tha t grievance of the petitioner wil l be looked into by respondent N o.2 and it shall ta k e decision either way, on pe n ding complaint dated 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-2 ) of the petitioner.

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MAHAVIR SINGH 2025.02.27 18:03 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/ judgment

CWP-4972-2025 (O&M)

Given the nature of order being passed, there is no necessity to seek reply by any of the respondents as no further proceedings and/or pleadings are required.

Without commenting on merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider pending complaint dated 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-2) of the petitioner and pass an appropriate reasoned order, in accordance with law, preferably within a period of 06 weeks from the date of receipt of copy/ production of this order.

Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

(SUDHIR SINGH) JUDGE

(SUKHVINDER KAUR) JUDGE

February 21, 2025 mahavir Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No

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MAHAVIR SINGH 2025.02.27 18:03 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/ judgment