IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15844 of 2009 Date of decision: 15th October, 2009 Malkiat Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. K.D.S. Sodhi, Advocate for the petitioner. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking transfer of election petition pending before SDM, Shahkot. Counsel for the petitioner submits that Sub Divisional Magistrate, Shahkot is not having the jurisdiction to try the election petition. Learned counsel is unable to state whether any application to this effect was filed before the SDM, Shahkot or not. Petitioner is permitted to file an application before the SDM, Shahkot, in which he may raise the argument that the SDM, Shahkot is not competent to try the election petition. If such an objection is raised, the same shall be decided within ten days after receipt of copy of this order. With these observations, present petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE October 15, 2009 rps