IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.1333 of 2008 Date of Decision: 29.1.2008 Navdeep Singh Petitioner Versus Financial Commissioner Cooperation and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Shri T.P.S.Tung, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Ms.Sushma Chopra, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.6. It is evident from the records that initially, election petition was filed against election of the petitioner to the post of Director of respondent No.4, before Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies at Sangrur. On an application made by respondent No.6, it was transferred to District Fatehgarh Sahib, where it was going on. Thereafter, on a request made by respondent No.6, the election petition was retransferred to Sangrur vide order (Annexure P/1) on 5.4.2007. It is grievance of the petitioner that before passing order (Annexure P/1), no notice was given to him. The petitioner has also levelled allegations against respondent No.6, in getting the election petition transferred to Sangrur. We are not convinced with those averments. Civil Writ Petition No.1333 of 2008 However, it is a fact that order (Annexure P/1) was passed without any notice to the petitioner. It amounts to violation of principles of natural justice. Faced with the situation, Ms.Sushma Chopra, Advocate gave a very fair concession that let order (Annexure P/1) be quashed and the officer at Fatehgrah Sahib be directed to proceed with the election petition. In view of concession made, we allow this writ petition and set aside order (Annexure P/1). Parties are directed to appear before the concerned Officer at Fatehgarh Sahib on 12.2.2008, who is directed to decide the election petition expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months. The officer at Sangrur is directed to send the case file to Fatehgarh Sahib forthwith. Copy of the order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. (Jasbir Singh) Judge January 29, 2008 (Jaswant Singh) gk Judge 2