SURJIT SINGH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-16434-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 144 CWP-16434-2026 Date of Decision :21.05.2026 Surjit Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Dr. Dayal Partap Singh Randhawa, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Jastej Singh, Addl. A.G. Punjab. Mr. Vikram Preet Arora, Advocate for respondent-M.C. *** Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral) 1. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present writ petition may kindly be disposed of having been not pressed any further with liberty to the petitioners 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