IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.10245 of 2009 Date of decision: 22nd July, 2010 Y.V.S. Chahal … Petitioner Versus Financial Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary, Haryana Coop. Department and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Sarjit Singh, Senior Advocate with Ms. Shikha Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Himanshu Raj, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana for the State. Mr. S.S. Dalal, Advocate for respondent No.4. Mr. Shailendra Jain, Advocate for respondent No.8. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present writ petition has been filed with a prayer that the impugned order (Annexure P-8) dated 8th June, 2009, whereby the election programme was notified by the State during the pendency of the appeal, be quashed. A perusal of order (Annexure P-8) reveals that the election had to take place on 26th July, 2009. Since the election had not taken place, the order (Annexure P-8), by efflux of time, stood elapsed, as the fresh election programme is to be notified. Counsel for the parties are in agreement that in case the appeal preferred by the petitioners, pending before the Additional Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Haryana, Panchkula is decided, it will save the parties from further complications. However, counsel for the Civil Writ Petition No.10245 of 2009 respondents states that a fair opportunity be granted to them to lead their evidence and project arguments. To this, Mr.Sarjit Singh, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms.Shikha Sharma, Advocate, has no objection. Accordingly, in view of the broad consensus arrived at between the parties, the appellate authority is hereby directed to decide the appeal preferred by the petitioners, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, after affording due opportunity of hearing to all the concerned, if necessary allow to lead evidence. With the observations made above, present petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE July 22, 2010 rps 2