IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR-2717-2025 (O&M)

Reserved on: 27.05.2025 Date of pronouncement: 01.07.2025 Kuldeep Singh ...Petitioner(s)

Vs.

Mohit Kumar & Others ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Argued by:- Mr.Ashish Aggarwal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikram Singh, Mr. Vishal Pundir, Mr. ARS Dhillon, Mr. Saket Bhandari, Mr. Devansh Verma and Mr. Ishnoor Singh, Advocates for the petitioner.

Mr. Sanjay Kaushal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arjun Kaushal and Ms. Pawelpreet Kaur, Advocates for respondent No.1.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Challenge in the present Revision Petition is to the order dated 22.04.2025 (Annexure P-15), passed by the Election Tribunal, Panipat whereby the application filed by the Election petitioner/respondent No.1 herein, for recounting of votes, has been allowed.

2. Briefly stated the facts are that the petitioner and respondent no.1 had contested for election of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Buana Lakhu, District Panipat which was conducted on 02.11.2022. The petitioner was declared elected. However, upon a recount of votes conducted on 2.11.2022 itself, the respondent no.1 was then declared elected as Sarpanch on 2.11.2022. This a