IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.14263 of 2008 Date of decision: 10.11.2008 Raj Kumari ......Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Rajesh Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.D.S. Mann, Addl.A.G, Punjab for respondents No.1 to 4. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL,J(ORAL) Petitioner, who is resident of Village Mehangrowal, District Hoshiarpur has filed the present petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing directions to the Deputy Commissioner- cum-Presiding Officer, Election Tribunal, Hoshiarpur to decide the election petition filed by him challenging the election of respondent No.4 expeditiously. We have heard learned counsel for the parties. In the written statement, it has not been disputed that the election petition was filed on 7.7.2008 and the same is pending before the Election Tribunal. After hearing counsel for the parties, we dispose of this petition with a direction to Election Commission, Hoshiarpur to decide the election petition filed by the petitioner expeditiously preferably within a period of nine months. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE November 10, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE