(Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Fali Nariman, JJ.)
Smt. Rihana ________________________________________ Appellant
v.
State of U.P. and Ors. _____________________________ Respondent(s)
Civil Appeal No. 10313 of 2016 [@ Special Leave Petition(C) No. 31191 of 2016] [@CC No. 19832 of 2016], decided on October 24, 2016
The Judgement of the Court was delivered by
Kurian, J.:—
1. Leave granted.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. The appeal is disposed of in the afore-stated terms.
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