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Rajendra Singh v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC5 May 2026WPMS/1237/2026

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Expedited disposal of election petition; direction to Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Vikasnagar; Election Petition No. 10 of 2025; six-month timeline; Section 86 Representation of the People Act; Deeksha Negi vs. State of Uttarakhand; Neeru Chauhan vs. State of Uttarakhand; Ashish Khatri vs. Prashant Kharola, WPMS No. 1023 of 2026, order dated 22.04.2026; Siddhartha Sah, J.; 05.05.2026.

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Direction to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Vikasnagar to decide Election Petition No. 10 of 2025 positively within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. ¶2

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05.05.2026

WPMS No.1237 of 2026
Hon’ble Siddhartha Sah, J.
Mr. Harshvardhan Bhatt, learned counsel
holding brief of Mr. Abhijay Negi, learned counsel
for the petitioner.
2.
Mr. K. S. Mehta, learned Addl. C.S.C. along
with Mr. C.S. Joshi, learned Brief Holder for the
State.

3.
Mr. Dev Ashish Rana, learned counsel
holding brief of Mr. Sanjay Bhatt, learned counsel
for respondent no.2.

4.
By means of the present petition, the
petitioner seeks a direction to the Sub-Divisional
Magistrate, Vikasnagar, to expedite Election Petition
No. 10 of 2025 (Annexure No. 1) within a time-
bound period, preferably within six months.
5.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn
the attention of this Court to the orders passed by
two Division Benches of this Court in the cases of
Deeksha Negi vs. State of Uttarakhand and in the
case of Neeru Chauhan vs. State of Uttarakhand
(Annexure Nos. 3 and 4 respectively), as well as to
the order dated 22.04.2026 passed by the Coordinate
Bench of this Court in WPMS No. 1023 of 2026,
Ashish Khatri vs. Prashant Kharola and others
(Annexure No. 5), and submits that both the
Division Benches as well as the Coordinate Bench
of this Court have directed expeditious disposal of
election petitions.

6.
It is further submitted that the Election
Tribunal is required to adhere to theprovisions of

Section 86 of the Representation of the People Act
and, in fact, the Coordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 22.04.2026, directed expeditious disposal of the election petition positively within a period of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the said order.
7. On the strength of the aforesaid orders and with reference to Section 86 of the Representation of the People Act, learned counsel for the petitioner prays that a direction be issued for expeditious disposal of the election petition. On a query being made, learned counsel for the respondents submits that they have no objection to the said prayer.
8. Since the prayer sought appears to be innocuous, and considering the orders passed by the Division Benches as well as the Coordinate Bench of this Court, coupled with the fact that the other side has no objection, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally with a direction to the Sub- Divisional Magistrate, Vikasnagar, to decide Election Petition No. 10 of 2025 positively within a period of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.
9. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Siddhartha Sah, J.) 05.05.2026 BS

Section 86 of the Representation of the People Act

and, in fact, the Coordinate Bench of this Court,
vide order dated 22.04.2026, directed expeditious
disposal of the election petition positively within a
period of six months from the date of production of
a certified copy of the said order.

7.
On the strength of the aforesaid orders and
with reference to Section 86 of the Representation
of the People Act, learned counsel for the petitioner
prays that a direction be issued for expeditious
disposal of the election petition. On a query being
made, learned counsel for the respondents submits
that they have no objection to the said prayer.

8.
Since the prayer sought appears to be
innocuous, and considering the orders passed by the
Division Benches as well as the Coordinate Bench
of this Court, coupled with the fact that the other
side has no objection, the instant writ petition is
disposed of finally with a direction to the Sub-
Divisional
Magistrate,
Vikasnagar,
to
decide
Election Petition No. 10 of 2025 positively within a
period of six months from the date of production of
a certified copy of this order.

9.
With the aforesaid observations, the writ
petition is disposed of accordingly.
(Siddhartha Sah, J.)
05.05.2026
BS

Rajendra Singh v. State of Uttarakhand

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