Charanjit Kaur v. State of Punjab & Ors.

CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present: Mr. G.S. Singpuria, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who has been elected as Panch of Gram Panchayat, Village Kot Lalu, Tehsil and District Mansa, has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing directions to respondents No.2 and 3 to hold the election of Sarpanch in accordance with the provisions of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 which has not been conducted so far and the meeting called for the said purpose was adjourned thrice, without any justification. It is the case of the petitioner that till date, the election of Sarpanch has not been held. Notice of motion. On our asking, Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Additional Advocate General, CWP No. 13651 of 2008 -2- Punjab, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3. We have heard counsel for the parties. In a similar case i.e. CWP No. 12694 of 2008, titled as Gurmeet Singh versus State of Punjab and others, decided on July 23, 2008, this Court has issued general directions to conduct the election of the Sarpanch in accordance with the provisions of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. Keeping in view the said direction, we dispose of this petition with a direction to respondents No.2 and 3 that if the election of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Village Kot Lalu, Tehsil and District Mansa has not been held so far, the same be conducted within a period of ten days, in accordance with the directions, already given by this Court in CWP No. 12694 of 2008. It is further directed that election of the Sarpanch will be held in the Village itself and not in the office of the BDPO. Copy of this order be given dasti to counsel for the petitioner, under the signatures of the Bench Secretary. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE August 04, 2008 ( DAYA CHAUDHARY ) JUDGE