JUDGMENT :

Order on Civil Misc. Application No.19 of 2019 filed in Election Petition No.12 of 2017 and Civil Misc. Application No.17 of 2019 filed in Election Petition No.13 of 2017 under Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure on behalf of Satya Pal Singh Baghel respondent no.1

1. Both the aforesaid applications are filed to dismiss the Election Petition Nos.12 of 2017 filed by Prempal Singh and 13 of 2017 filed by Rakesh Babu, as infructuous.

2. The facts giving rise to the election petitions may be briefly stated as follows: There were general elections to the U.P. Legislative Assembly in February, 2017. The last date for filing nomination papers was fixed on 24th January, 2017 and on or before that date the petitioner Rakesh Babu in Election Petition No.13 of 2017 and the respondent no.1 Satya Pal Singh Baghel filed their nomination papers for Tundla Assembly Constituency (reserved for Scheduled Caste). The polling took place on 11th February, 2017 and the result was declared on 11st March, 2017 in which the respondent no.1 was declared as elected. The petitioner Prem Pal Singh in Election Petition No.12 of 2017 was an elector in the said constituency. The petitioners filed the ele