SMT. RIHANA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.
EmailAppeal: CIVIL APPEAL NO. 10313 OF 2016
Petitioner: SMT. RIHANA
Respondent: STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.
Judges: KURIAN JOSEPH , ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN
Date of Judgment: Oct 24, 2016
JUDGEMENT:
NON- CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 10313 OF 2016 [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION(C)NO. 31191 OF 2016 ] [@CC NO. 19832 OF 2016]
SMT. RIHANA APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. RESPONDENT(S)
J U D G M E N T
KURIAN,J.
Leave granted. The appellant approached the High Court praying for expeditious disposal of the Election Petition No. 13 of 2015 pending before the District Magistrate, Dist.-Hasanpur, Amroha. The High Court declined the prayer, holding that it did not have jurisdiction to deal with the subject matter. The Election Petition is to be disposed of within a period of six months as per the statutory mandate. Since the Election Petition has been pending for more than 6 months, we direct the Tribunal to dispose of the Election Petition pending before it within a period of four months from the date of receipt of this order. The appeal is disposed of in the afore-stated terms.
…………………J. [KURIAN JOSEPH]
…………………J. [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN]
New Delhi; October 24, 2016.
SMT. RIHANA APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. RESPONDENT(S)
J U D G M E N T
KURIAN,J.
Leave granted. The appellant approached the High Court praying for expeditious disposal of the Election Petition No. 13 of 2015 pending before the District Magistrate, Dist.-Hasanpur, Amroha. The High Court declined the prayer, holding that it did not have jurisdiction to deal with the subject matter. The Election Petition is to be disposed of within a period of six months as per the statutory mandate. Since the Election Petition has been pending for more than 6 months, we direct the Tribunal to dispose of the Election Petition pending before it within a period of four months from the date of receipt of this order. The appeal is disposed of in the afore-stated terms.
…………………J. [KURIAN JOSEPH]
…………………J. [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN]
New Delhi; October 24, 2016.
