^ ^ • ^. ^SgQii N ^lSK"1'^ '"tt»te&C^ ^/ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR PETITIONER W.P.(227) No. 1733 of 2011 Alok Singh, aged about 36 years, S/o Shri Shatrughan Singh, R/o Aawas Colony, Shaktinagar, Ameri, Tahsil- Takhatpur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) at present Yadunandan Nagar, Near Water Tank, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) Versus A RESPONDENTS 1 ^ 'lfil>i,..jll-. 8 Naresh Kumar Kaushik, aged about 38 years, S/o Shri Bhulauram Kaushik, R/o Village- Parsada, Post- Tifra, Tahsil and District- Bilaspur (C.G.) Ashok Kumar Shukla, aged about 44 years, S/o Late Mahesh Prasad Shukla, R/o Village- Mahmand, Post- Spining Mil, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) Omprakash Gangotri, aged about 62 years, S/o Late Bhairav Dayal Gangotri, R/o Village- Lawar, Post- Koni, Tahsil- Masturi, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) Kishore Prasad Patel, aged about 30 years, S/o Shri Namo Prasad, R/o Viltage & Post- Dhooma, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) Jethuram Chauhan, aged about 40 years, S/o Late Gendram Chauhan, R/o Village- Ramtala, Post-Sendri (Koni), Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) M. Parth Sarthi, aged about 38 years, S/o Shri M.S.N. Murty, Address- Satya Rickshaw Garage, Devrikhurd, Police Station- Torwa, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) Premkishore Kaushik, aged about 43 years, S/o Shri Baldou Kaushik, R/o Village- Nagpura, Tahsil- Bilha, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) Panchu Singh Netram, aged about 45 years, S/o Late Mohan Singh Netam, R/o Village Panchayat Devrikhurd, Police Station- Torwa, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) vyy&. 1 y-''. .4^ "'^.•zy ""•'^sz::^' W.P.(C)No.1733 of 20114's- ^^f^^ 9 Bhagwati Prasad Patel, aged about 26 years, S/o Late Ugrasen, R/o Village & Post- Dhooma, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 10 Yugalkishore Jha, aged about 49 years, R/o Late Harekant Jha, R/o Village- Devridih, Devrikhurd, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 11 Ramesh Kumar Kaushik, aged about 45 years, S/o Shri Ishwar Prasad, R/o Village & Post- Hardikala (Tona), Tahsil- Bilha, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 12 Rekha Singh, aged about 33 years, W/o Shri Dinesh Singh, R/o Village- Dheka, Post- Darrighat, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 13 Shyam Bhai Patel, aged about 40 years, S/o Shri Mahesh Ram, R/o Village- Mangla, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 14 Simhachalam Rajam, aged about 32 years, S/o Shri R. Kamaiya, R/o Chandrashekhar Azad Nagar, Devrikhurd, Bilaspur, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 15 K. Sudhakar Rao, aged about 42 years, S/o Shri S. Rao, R/o Behind Deshi Darubhatthi, Devrikhurd, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 16 D.K. Soni.aged about 38 years, S/o Shri P.K. Soni, R/o Maharshi School Chowk, Mangla, Tahsil & District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 17 The Returning Officer, Election Area No. 03, Bilha, Zila Panchayat, Bilaspur (C.G.) 18 The District Election Officer/Collector, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Appearance: Mr. Prateek Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shashank Thakur, Panel Lawyerforthe State/ ^ respondentMo. 18 vatti ^- W.P.(C)No.1733 of 2011 tSe«SS9 •ss' ORAL ORDER (30.03.2011) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J. Heard. Mr. Prateek Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner has challenged the validity of the election of respondent No.1 by filing election petition on 3.3.2010. His submission is that though a long time has been elapsed after filing of the election petition, but the proceedings are still at preliminary stage, therefore, necessary directions may be issued to the Election Tribunal to dispose ofthe election petition at an early date. Copies of the order-sheets have been filed along with writ petition. After going through the contents of the order-sheets, 1 am not inclined to give any direction at this stage regarding disposal of the election petition within the stipulated time. However, a liberty is granted to the petitioner to file an application for early hearing before the concerned Tribunal and if such an application is filed within 7 days from today, the Tribunal would dispose of the said application and would expeditiously proceed with the election petition in accordance with law. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands finally dispose of. No order as to cost. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge WF"