IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2727 of 2010 SANJU MALA w/o Sri Kant Singh, resident of Ram Nagar,P.O. Akwarpur, P.S. Karpi in the district of Arwal. Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTION COMMISSION , Sone Bhawan, R-Block, Patna. 2. The State of Bihar, through the District Returning Officer- cum- District Magistrate, Arwal. 3. The Returning Officer, Panchayat Election-cum-Block Development Officer, Karpi .District- Arwal. 4. Kiran Devi w/o Satya Narayan Singh, resident of village- Satwan, P.s. Karpi in the district of Arwal. ----------- 2 22.2.2010 Though this case has been listed under the heading “For Orders” for correction of subject matter, learned counsel for the petitioner states that this is a Gram Panchayat Election matter and rightly noticed so. Petitioner had filed an election petition challenging the election of respondent no.4 to the post of Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat by Election Case no. 23 of 2006, which is pending before Additional Munsif, 3rd, Jehanabad. Petitioner’s grievance is that the concerned respondent is not co-operating in the proceeding and the learned Munsif is not taking steps to expeditiously conclude the proceeding. He submits that twice the concerned respondent had come to this Court making grievances and the matter is pending final hearing for almost two years but the court below has not found time for the same. State is present. Learned counsel for the State submits that the only direction that could be given in this case is that the trial court be 2 directed to conclude the matter expeditiously in accordance with law. Having considered the matter , the writ petition is itself being disposed of with a direction to the concerned Additional Munsif (Civil Judge, Jr.Division –cum- Election Tribunal, Jehanabad) to take up this matter on priority basis and ensure that it is disposed of in accordance with law within a period of two months. If the matter is fixed for hearing then the court would fix day to day hearing in the matter and conclude the matter at the earliest and not beyond the specified period, as indicated above. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition stands disposed of. Singh (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)