(Dipak Misra, C.J. and A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ.)
Dr. G. Vivekanand ___________________________________ Petitioner
v.
Mohammed Azharuddin & Ors. _____________________ Respondent(s)
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 16006-16007/2018, decided on July 4, 2018
(For Admission and I.R. and IA No. 86744/2018-Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment)
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Heard Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ramakant Reddy and Mr. Mahfooz Nazki, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we are only inclined to request the learned Single Judge of the High Court to dispose of I.A. No. 1 and/or 2 of 2018 within a span of ten days hence. If any prayer is made for granting ad-interim relief, the same shall be considered by the learned Single Judge in an appropriate manner in quite promptitude. We have passed this order regard being had to the submission advanced by Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, learned senior counsel, that there is some kind of contrivance to dislodge the petitioner from the elected post.
3. We may hasten to add two aspects namely, the learned Single Judge shall pass an order without being influenced by any of the observations made by the Division Bench on merits and further, he shall not construe that we have expressed any opinion by requesting him to deal with the matter within a period of ten days hence.
4. The special leave petitions stand disposed of accordingly.
5. As a sequel to the above, pending interlocutory application also stands disposed of.
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