IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 11291 of 2008 Date of Decision: 19.08.2008 Jasbir Singh Khangura ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents Present : Mr. Mansur Ali, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Amol Rattan Singh, Addl. A.G. Punjab for the respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.THAKUR,CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT ***** T.S.Thakur, Chief Justice (Oral) After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw this petition reserving liberty for the petitioner to file an independent writ petition assailing the constitutional validity of Section 73(2) of the Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, if the same is otherwise permissible in law. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. Liberty is given to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition challenging the validity of Section 73(2) of the Act aforementioned subject to the condition that the petitioner has the locus to maintain any such petition. (T.S.THAKUR) CHIEF JUSTICE (SURYA KANT) 19.08.2008 JUDGE 'ravinder'