CR No.4023 of 2009 - 1 - HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CR No.4023 of 2009 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: 12.10.2009 **** Nachattar Singh & Ors . . . . Petitioners VS. Sarabjit Singh and others . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Rajiv Dhawan, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Atul Lakhanpal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. J.S. Bhandohal, Advocate for the respondent ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) 1) This revision petition is directed by the petitioners against the order dated 26th May, 2009 passed by the Election Tribunal (DC), Patiala, whereby the election petitions filed by the private respondents for setting aside their election to the Gram Panchayat of Village Bhandra, held on 20.05.2008, have been dismissed. 2) During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners states that the question as to whether or not the election petitions are barred by limitation, being mixed question of law and fact, the petitioners may be granted liberty to raise that contention before the Tribunal at the time of final adjudication of the election petition. CR No.4023 of 2009 - 2 - 3) Counsel for the respondents has also no objection against the grant of aforesaid opportunity sought by the petitioners. 4) The revision petition is accordingly, disposed of with the clarification that notwithstanding the observations made in the impugned order and uninfluenced therefrom, if the petitioners raise the question that the elections petitions are barred by limitation, the Election Tribunal shall consider and decide that objection in accordance with law. 5) Disposed of. 6) Dasti (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 12.10.2009 shonkar