IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12569 of 2007 RAMASHAN OJHA Versus THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION & ORS W I T H CWJC No.5524 of 2008 ACHEYLAL RAI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. For the Petitioner (in CWJC No.5524/08) Suresh Pd. Singh No.1. Vitesh Kumar Singh. For the Respondents. S.C.4, Sanjeev nillesh. ----------- 3/ 14/5/2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners in both the applications, for the official respondents, for respondent No.3 in CWJC No.12569/07 and for respondent No.4 in CWJC No.5524/08. The respondent No.3 in CWJC No.12569/07, who is the petitioner in CWJC No.5524/08. The respondent-4 in CWJC 5524 of 2008 is the petitioner in CWJC 12569/2007. The petitioner in CWJC 5524 of 2007 is the plaintiff in Election petition No.1/38 of 2006 pending before the Additional Munsif-3, Saran at Chapra, questioning the election of the petitioner in CWJC No.12569/07 to the Rampur Atawli Gram Panchayat in the District of Saran at Chapra. In CWJC No.12569/07, the challenge is to the order dated 22.8.2007 by which the plaintiff has been allowed to adduce his evidence after the evidence of other plaintiff witnesses had been closed. On going through the order dated 22.8.2007 this Court finds no infirmity in the same. The interest of the defence by permitting fresh cross-examination has been adequately protected. The Court, therefore, finds no reason to interfere with the impugned order in CWJC No.12569/07. 2 In CWJC No.5524/08, the petitioner, who is the plaintiff, seeks appropriate directions for early disposal of the election petition. The subject matter of CWJC No.12569/07 lends credibility to the prayer of the petitioner in CWJC No.5524/08. CWJC No.12569/07 is rejected. CWJC 5524 of 2007 is disposed with directions to the court below to proceed expeditiously with the trial, not to grant any unnecessary adjournment in the matter so that the trial may be concluded at the earliest, preferably within a maximum period of five months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. KC (Navin Sinha,J )