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Sumitra Saini W/O Shri Ashok Kumar Saini v. Suman Sharma W/O Shri Raju @ Rajesh Sharma

Rajasthan HC9 Sept 2025CW/13234/2025

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Expedition direction; Election Tribunal delay; Election Petition No.01/2021; Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate No.12 Bassi Jaipur; Section 43 Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act 1994; Rule 80 Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Election) Rules 1994; panchayat election petition pending over 4 years; evidence stage; writ petition disposed; 24-month time frame; Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand; Rajasthan High Court Jaipur; Sumitra Saini v. Suman Sharma; CW-13234/2025.

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Observation/direction to the Election Tribunal to make all possible endeavours to decide Election Petition No.01/2021 expeditiously, preferably within 24 months from receipt of certified copy of the order, strictly in accordance with law; stay application and all pending applications also stand disposed of. ¶19

Sumitra Saini W/O Shri Ashok Kumar Saini Vs Suman Sharma W/O Shri Raju @ Rajesh Sharma — Rajasthan HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 13234/2025

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Sumitra Saini W/o Shri Ashok Kumar Saini, Aged About 34 Years, R/o Near Senior Secondary School, Banskho, Tehsil Bassi, District Jaipur (Raj.)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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Suman Sharma W/o Shri Raju @ Rajesh Sharma, Aged About 46 Years, R/o Banshkho, Tehsil Bassi, District Jaipur (Raj.)

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr.Brijendra Singh Kachhawa

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JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND

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Order

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09/09/2025

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By way of filing this writ petition, the petitioner has made a prayer for issuing directions to the Election Tribunal, i.e., Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate No.12, Bassi, Jaipur to decide the Election Petition No.01/2021 within a period of one month.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that assailing the election of the respondent, an election petition under Section 43 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 read with Rule 80 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Election) Rules, 1994 has been preferred by the petitioner before the Election Tribunal way back in the year 2021, but in spite of passing of considerable time, till date, the said petition has not been decided and still the case is at the stage of recording the evidence of the petitioner. Counsel submits that under these circumstances, appropriate directions be

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issued to the Election Tribunal to decide the said petition expeditiously as early as possible within a time frame.

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Heard and considered the submissions made at the Bar and perused the material available on the record. 4. Considering the arguments put forward by learned counsel for the petitioner and looking to the fact that the election petition submitted by the petitioner assailing the election of the respondent is lying pending for its adjudication before the Election Tribunal since last more than 4 years. It is expected from the Election Tribunal to make all possible endeavours to decide the election petition expeditiously as early as possible preferably within a period of 24 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, strictly in accordance with law. 5. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. Stay application as well as all pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.

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(ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J

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