IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 17331 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 30.09.2008 Sukhdeep Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Surinder Garg, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the notification dated 24.5.2008 (Annexure P-3), whereby reservation for the office of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Village Kothe Hawana, Tehsil and District Faridkot, has been changed from Scheduled Caste category to General category. Undisputedly, election of the office of Sarpanch of the aforesaid Gram Panchayat has already been held in July, 2008 and this petition has been filed even after the expiry of the period of limitation, prescribed for filing the election petition, challenging the election of Sarpanch. Therefore, in view of the facts of the case, at this belated stage, CWP No. 17331 of 2008 -2- we are not inclined to entertain this petition. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 30, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE