IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.177 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 20.4.2010 Mukand Singh .... Appellant. Versus Balraj Singh and others ..... Respondents. CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present : Ms.Sonia G.Singh, Advocate for the appellant. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN J. This appeal is directed against the order passed by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Election Tribunal), Barnala on an application filed by the appellant under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for condonation of delay in filing of the election petition. The said application has been dismissed and consequently, the election petition is also dismissed. Section 76(1) of the Punjab State Election Commission, Act 1994 (for short `the Act') provides that an election petition has to be presented within a period of 45 days from the date of election of the returned candidate. It is now well settled by the Supreme Court that in the election matters, the limitation cannot be extended. Therefore, I do not find any irregularity or illegality in the order passed by the learned Election Tribunal in dismissing the election petition filed by the appellant. Therefore, the appeal is hereby dismissed in limine. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) 20.4.2010 JUDGE Meenu