IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7480 of 2009 Kalamun Nesha, wife of Sadare Alam, resident of village & P.O.-Beldari, P.S.-Bettiah Mufassil, District-West Champaran. -Petitioner. VERSUS 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Bihar at Patna. 2. The State Election Commission, Bihar at Patna. 3. The Election Tribunal, Bettiah, West Champaran. 4. Zohra Khatoon, wife of Ejaz Hussain, resident of village & P.O.-Mansha Tola, P.S.-Mufassil, District-West Champaran. -Respondents. ----------- 02 11.03.2010 Petitioner’s grievance is that he filed an Election Petition No.164 of 2006 before the Election Tribunal challenging the election of the private-respondent as a member of Zila Parishad, West Champaran as far back as in 2006 but the winning candidate whose election has been challenged, on one pretext or the other or on one pretence or the other, is delaying the conclusion of trial and the Election Tribunal is not taking steps to expedite the trial and conclude it inspite of a direction by this Court in C.W.J.C. No.7496 of 2006 on 11.10.2006. All that this Court can say is that the learned Court, which is the Election Tribunal, must not proceed in the manner so as to give reasons for litigants to complain about their unbiased attitude. An election case must be tried expeditiously and decided expeditiously. To this effect, this Court as far back as in 2006 itself had issued direction. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, four years have gone by and the trial has not yet concluded. In such an event, I am left with no option but to direct the Election Tribunal, Civil Court to take all expeditious steps to - 2 - see that the trial is conducted on day to day basis and is concluded within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of order of this Court. The Trial Court is equipped with all powers to check all dilatory efforts of parties in this regard. All parties are directed to cooperate in the early disposal of this Case. With these observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Trivedi (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)