CWP No.15271 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.15271 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.5.2010 Manjinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. M.S. Bedi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Puri, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Advocate, for respondent No.4. Mr. Ashwani Prashar, Advocate, for the applicant. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) C.M. No.17152 of 2009: This is an application for impleadment of the applicant as respondent No.5 in the writ petition. On 21st October, 2009, when the case had come up for hearing, learned State counsel had submitted that he had no objection to the impleadment of applicant as the respondent in the array of the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he also has no objection to the impleadment of the applicant as the respondent. In view of above, the application is allowed as prayed for. CWP No.15271 of 2009 2 The applicant Harjinder Singh son of Ishar Singh be impleaded as respondent No.5 in the writ petition. Registry is directed to carry out necessary corrections in the memo of petition. CWP No.15271 of 2009: Reply filed by the newly added respondent No.5 is taken on record. Learned counsel for newly added respondent No.5 submits at the outset that petitioner has not availed of alternative remedy of raising an election dispute. He further submits that in case the petitioner prefers an election petition within two weeks from today, respondent No.5 shall not raise any objection regarding the prayer for condonation of delay before the concerned authority. In view of above, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be allowed to withdraw this petition with liberty to prefer a petition under Sections 55/56 of the Act to raise election dispute. This petition is, thus, dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as aforesaid. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 12.5.2010 'rajpal'