1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.810 OF 2009 (Harinarayan Tulshiram Makode vs. Sanjay Ramdas Bodakhe and others) ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : MARCH 18, 2009 Heard Shri Mohta, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and Shri Sambre, learned Government Pleader for the respondent no.5. In the present petition, petitioner is seeking direction to the Presiding Officer, Election Tribunal to decide Election Petition No. 1/2006 within a stipulated period. Shri Sambre, learned Government Pleader after obtaining instructions, has made a statement that due to large pendency of matters, election petition could not be disposed of earlier, however, the same will be disposed of within a period of nine months from today provided parties to the election petition cooperate with the Presiding Officer, Election Tribunal. 2 It is no doubt true that the Judicial Officers are required to deal with large number of matters every day in the Courts. However, considering the issue, which pertains to election, we direct the Presiding Officer, Election Tribunal to dispose of the election petition within a period of six months from the date of communication of this order. We also direct the parties to the election petition to cooperate with the Presiding Officer, Election Tribunal. With these observations and directions, the petition is disposed of. Copy of this order, duly authenticated by the Court Sheristedar, be given to the learned Counsel for the petitioner. JUDGE JUDGE khj