*1* wp.5615.11.932.sxw kps IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5615 OF 2011 Sau.Vahida Ayyaz Nayakwadi. ..Petitioner ­Versus­ The State Election Commissioner and others. ..Respondents .......... Mr.M.L.Patil, for the Petitioner. Mr.G.H.Keluskar, for the Respondent Nos.2 and 3. .......... CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. Date : 09th August, 2011. P.C.: 1 This Writ Petition challenges an interim order in an election petition. The grievance is that the hearing of election petition is delayed by the returned candidate on some grounds or other. Sometimes the applications have been made in which aspersions are cast against the Presiding Officer. Even the learned Judge has found that he has more than 1700 civil proceedings, out of them, considerable matters are of 5 to 10 years old. The old matters could not be given precedence because of the election petition. 2 In these circumstances, out of the term of five years, three years have already expired and the present election petition has not been disposed of. 3 In such circumstances, it is directed that the pending election petition being Election Petition No.7/2008 shall be decided as expeditiously as possible and within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Liberty is reserved to the Petitioner *2* wp.5615.11.932.sxw to apply for other reliefs including initiating the proceedings for contempt against the Respondent No.4. 4 The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. (S.C. Dharmadhikari, J)