IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 11503 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 10.09.2008 Raj Pal .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Ashok Singla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. N.S. Virk, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 4. Ms. Sushma Chopra, Advocate, for respondents No.7, 10, 12 and 13. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner had filed this petition on 7.7.2008, challenging the election of the Panches of Gram Panchayat, village Dhandowal, Tehsil Shahkot, District Jalandhar, on the ground that counting of votes was not properly done and in the result sheet, wrong counting has been shown. On the similar ground, on the next day, the petitioner filed election petition before the Election Tribunal. In view of this fact, which has been disclosed by counsel for the respondents, counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to pursue CWP No. 11503 of 2008 -2- the election petition, which has already been filed by him. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. However, keeping in view the facts of this case, we direct the Election Tribunal to dispose of the election petition expeditiously and preferably within a period of nine months. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 10, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE