IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.21534 of 2008 Date of Decision: February 03, 2009 The Bhiwani Meenakshi Handloom & Others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Financial Commissioner & Principal Secreary to Government Haryana & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. S.S. Dalal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Anil Ghangas, Advocate, for respondent No.4. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) Learned counsel for the parties concede that the issue of eligibility of the petitioners to vote in the elections is pending adjudication before the Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Government of Haryana, Cooperative Department at Chandigarh. The matter has been finally argued and order has been reserved. In the interregnum period, the issue was raised before this Court. Because the election was scheduled to be held on 18.1.2009, considering the circumstances noticed in order dated 15.1.2009, liberty was given to the petitioners to CWP No.21534 of 2008 [2] participate in the elections. However, it was directed that result be not declared. Admittedly, none of the petitioners is a contesting candidate. Respondent No.4, Pritam Aggarwal, has contested the election. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the matter has been rendered infructuous as the election has already been held. In any case, the decision of Financial Commissioner would be open to challenge. In view of the above, this matter is disposed of as infructuous. It is however observed that the facts and circumstances of this case would be brought to the notice of the Financial Commissioner. Result be declared, however, the same shall remain subject to the decision taken by the Financial Commissioner. (AJAI LAMBA) February 03, 2009 JUDGE avin