Akanksha Singh v. District Judge/Prescribed Authority,Distt. Gonda and 15 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5343 of 2023 Petitioner :- Akanksha Singh Respondent :- District Judge/Prescribed Authority,Distt. Gonda And 15 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashish Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rohit Tripathi Hon'ble Rajnish Kumar,J. Heard Shri Ashish Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel and Ms. Nida Navi, Advocate holding brief of Shri Rohit Tripathi, learned counsel for the opposite party no.3, 4 and 16. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner has filed an election petition under Section 19/20 of U.P. Municipalities Act-1916 in the month of June, 2023 but the same is not proceeding and the case is being adjourned for one or the other reason, whereas the election petition should have been disposed of within a period of six weeks. He, after arguing at some length, submits that the petitioner does not want to press this petition at this stage, therefore the same may be dismissed with liberty to move an application for expeditious disposal of the election petition before the prescribed authority. To which there is no objection by the learned counsel for the opposite parties. This petition is dismissed at this stage as not pressed with liberty as aforesaid and in case the election petition is not disposed of within a reasonable period, petitioner is granted liberty to approach this Court. ...................................................................(Rajnish Kumar, J.) Order Date :- 18.10.2023 Haseen U. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench