KULWINDER KAUR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

CWP-16869-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (129) CWP-16869-2026 Date of Decision : May 25, 2026 Kulwinder Kaur .. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Parampreet Singh Bajwa, Advocate and Mr. G.S. Kaushal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Jastej Singh, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI J. (ORAL) 1. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present writ petition may kindly be disposed of having been not pressed any further with liberty to the petitioner to file Election Petition in case need so arises after the conclusion of election process. 2. Ordered accordingly. 3. It goes without saying that the Election Tribunal will remain bound by the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in SLP (C) No. 25527 of 2024, titled as ‘Sunita Rani and others v. State of Punjab and others’ to decide the election petition as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of its filing, subject to the cooperation of the parties. 4. It is furth