IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19848 of 2010 Date of decision: November 9, 2010. Gulab Singh ...Petitioner(s) v. State of Haryana & Ors. ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri Gaurav Mohunta, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): It is not in dispute that Section 10-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, is applicable to the elections held in the State of Haryana under the aegis of the State Election Commission, Haryana. It gives discretion to the State Election Commission to condone the delay in filing of the return of “election expenses” within the specified time. With the assistance of Counsel for the petitioner, I have perused the impugned order dated 16.9.2010 (Annexure P-3). The Election Commission, after considering various factors and also the case of one Sat Pal, has rightly exercised the discretion. The writ Court cannot substitute its opinion with that of the Election Commission. Hence, no interference is warranted. Dismissed. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] November 9, 2010. Judge kadyan