IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3071 of 2009 Date of Decision: February 27, 2009 Ratan Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - None. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) Prayer made in this civil writ petition is that the petitioner filed an election petition under the Punjab State Election Commission Act on 12.9.2008. Pleadings are complete, however, the election petition has not been finally decided. This is despite the fact that vide order passed by Division Bench of this Court on 25.8.2008 in Civil Writ Petition No.14430 of 2008, the Election Tribunal was specifically directed to decide the election petition expeditiously. Considering the facts and circumstances and in particular, the directions issued by this Court, this petition is disposed of with directions to respondent No.3, to dispose of CWP No.3071 of 2009 [2] the election petition, within four months of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that no delay would be caused by the petitioner in the proceedings of election petition. (AJAI LAMBA) February 27, 2009 JUDGE avin