' IRSHAD HASAN KHAN, J.---This petition is directed against the order dated 4-6-1998 passed by the Lahore High Court, Lahore in Writ Petition No,10479 of 1998.
2. The dispute herein relates to election of Ward No,23, Zila Council Mianwali. The petitioner was declared as returned candidate vide Notification dated 2-6-1998 issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Mianwali. Respondent No,1 herein has filed a Constitution Petition before the Lahore High Court, Lahore with the following prayer:-- "In view of above submissions, it is most respectfully prayed that the petitioner be not restrained to contest election from the Ward No,23, District Council, Mianwali. Further direction be issued to the respondents Nos.1 and 2 (respondents Nos.2 and 3 herein) not to delete name of the petitioner from electoral list of the Ward No,6/1' , Muzaffarpur Janubi.
' It is further prayed that the petitioner be allowed to contest the election from Ward No,23, District Council, Mianwali.
' Any other relief may also be awarded to the petitioner."
3. The learned Judges of the Division Bench, while admitting the petitioner to regular hearing, suspended the operation of the notification dated 2-6-1998, whereby Ghulam Rabbani petitioner herein, has been declared as successful candidate. This was subject to notice.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner argued that the writ petition was not maintainable, in view of availability of efficacious remedy by filing an election petition as envisaged under section 24 of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 1979.
5. Be that as it may, the impugned order was issued subject to notice. This Court does not ordinarily interfere with interim orders. The petitioner should, therefore, approach the High Court for redress of his grievance, in the first instance. When faced with this, the learned counsel for the petitioner conceded that he has already moved an application for vacation of the stay order but the same has not yet been disposed of, though fixed for hearing on number of dates. If that is so, the petitioner may approach the Hon'ble Chief Justice of the High Court for earlier disposal of the petition. If such an application is made, we have no doubt in our mind, that the High Court shall dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible, during the vacation.
6. With the above observations, the petition is disposed of.