NEENA vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

126 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.15597 of 2026 Date of Decision : 18.05.2026 NEENA ........Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Jitender Singh Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed an election petition dated 13.11.2024 (Annexure P-2), which is not being decided and the same is pending since long. Hence, the respondents be directed to decide the election petition in a time bound manner so that the petitioner does not suffer any prejudice. 2. Notice of motion. 3. Mr. Rahul Rampal, Addl. A.G., Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State and submits that if both the parties will coordinate and cooperate, all the efforts will be made to decide the election petition within a period of six months from the next date of hearing already fixed before the Election Tribunal. 4. Keeping in view the statement made by learned State counsel recorded herein above, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present p