1 2025:CGHC:3536 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 416 of 2025 1 Smt. J. Lalita W/o J. Shriniwas Rao Aged About 39 Years R/o Quarter No. 16/ C, Road No. 15/ B, Sector 2 Bhilai, Tehsil And District Durg, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Post Office Rakhi, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 District Electoral Officer By Collector Durg, District Office Durg, Chhattisgarh. 3 Returning Officer Municipal Corporation Bhilai Local Body Municipal Corporation Bhilai, Tehsil And District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 4 Sadhna Singh W/o Mukesh Singh Aged About 34 Years Quarter No. 14/a, Road No. 5, Sector 2 Bhilai, Tehsil And District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 5 P. Jogeshwari W/o Yarraiya Aged About 55 Years Quarter No. 3/e, Road No. 10, Sector 6 Bhilai, Tehsil And District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 2 6 Nutan Sahu W/o Vishnu Sahu Aged About 40 Years R/o Quarter No. 3/d, Road No. 15, Sector 2 Bhilai, Tehsil And District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 7 Sahnaj W/o Ekhtadar Aged About 34 Years R/o Quarter No. 2/h, Road No. 15/a, Sector 2 Bhilai, Tehsil And District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 8 Uma Sahu W/o Rupendra Narayan Prasad Aged About 50 Years R/o Quarter No. 1/b, Road No. 19, Sector 2 Bhilai, Tehsil And District Durg, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Animesh Verma, Advocate For Respondent(s) / State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, P.L. For Respondent No. 3 : Shri Pankaj Agrawal, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 21/01/2025 Heard. 1. By the present writ petition the petitioner is seeking a direction for early hearing of EP/7/2022 pending in the Court of learned District Judge questioning the election of respondent No. 4 as the Councillor of ward No. 56 i.e. sector-2 West, Municipal Corporation, Bhilai. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the election petition has been filed in the year 2022 and yet it has not been decided finally. He further submits that the tenure of the election 3 will expire in the year 2026, hence he is seeking early disposal of the election petition. 3. Considering the fact that the petitioner is participating in the election petition proceeding since 2022, it is directed that the petitioner may approach the learned District Judge for early disposal of the election petition by intimating the Court that the tenure of the election for the post of Councillor will come to an end in the year 2026, if the petitioner will file such application for early disposal of election petition, it is expected that may be considered by the learned District Judge, in accordance with law and on its merits. 4. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. 5. With the aforesaid observation, the petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE Jyoti