Baldev Kaur & Anr. v. State of Punjab & Ors.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH --- Present: Mr. Hardeep Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioners have filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to respondents No.1 to 4 to take action against respondents No.5 to 7, who are deliberately not attending the meeting of Gram Panchayat of Village Kachava with an object to obstruct the functioning of the Gram Panchayat. It is alleged that those persons are not intentionally attending the meeting because one of them was not elected as Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat. Undisputedly, the petitioners have not made any representation to the Director, Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab, who is the competent person to take action under Section 20 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act'). In view of the above, we dispose of this petition with liberty to the petitioners to make a detailed representation to the Director, Rural C.W.P. No. 18919 of 2008 -2- Development and Panchayats, Punjab for taking action against those persons under Section 20 of the Act. If any such representation is filed by the petitioners within three weeks, respondent No.2 is directed to look into the matter in accordance with law. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE November 05, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE