IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 8440 of 2010 Decided on: 28.12.2010 Pawan Kumar ……..Petitioner Versus State Election Commission and anr. ………Respondents. Coram : The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge For the petitioner: Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J.K. Verma,Dy. A.G. Justice V.K. Ahuja, J. (Oral): The petitioner had filed nomination papers for the post of President, Nagar Panchayat, Rewalsar. His nomination papers were rejected and being aggrieved, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition. Since the process of election is already on and the polling is already fixed in the area for 3.1.2011, appropriate remedy for the petitioner is only to file an election petition and at this stage, the court cannot interfere in the election process. Therefore, the petition is dismissed. 2. The petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice (Justice V.K. Ahuja), December 28, 2010 Judge (VT/pankaj)