Manjit Kaur vs The State Of Punjab And Others on 7 August, 2008

      IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
                     CHANDIGARH.

                                                  C.W.P. No. 13898 of 2008
                                         DATE OF DECISION : 07.08.2008

Manjit Kaur

                                                           .... PETITIONER

                                   Versus

The State of Punjab and others

                                                       ..... RESPONDENTS


CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL
              HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY


Present:      Mr. J.S. Virk, Advocate,
              for the petitioner.

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SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral )

The petitioner, who has been elected as Panches of Gram

Panchayat, Village Narinderpura, Tehsil and District Mansa, has filed this

petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India to hold the

election of Sarpanch from the elected Panches, in accordance with the

provisions of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994.

Counsel for the petitioners states at bar that till date, no

meeting for electing the Sarpanch has been convened.

Notice of motion.

On our asking, Mr. N.S. Virk, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab,

who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4.
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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 respondent No.3 that if the election of Sarpanch of Gram

Panchayat, Village Narinderpura, Tehsil and District Mansa, has not been

held so far, the same be conducted within a period of seven days, after

giving three days’ prior notice to all the Panches, 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.

Copy of this order be given dasti to counsel for the parties

under the signatures of the Bench Secretary.

                                       ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL )
                                                JUDGE



August 07, 2008                           ( DAYA CHAUDHARY )
ndj                                              JUDGE