IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7414 of 2011 Date of Decision:28.04.2011 Mal Singh ......Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab and another ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR. Present: Mr.V.K.Sandhir, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** M EHINDER S INGH S ULLAR , J.(oral) Heard. Issue notice of motion. At this stage, Mr.Sartaj Singh Gill, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notices on behalf of the respondents. The main grievance emanating from the record, is that although the statutory appeal already filed by the petitioner is still pending before the Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab(the Appellate Authority), but respondent No.2 illegally intends to take the charge from him (petitioner). After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, going through the record with their valuable help and after considering the entire matter deeply, the instant writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the Appellate Authority, to decide the stay application of the petitioner on the next date of hearing. Meanwhile, status quo shall be maintained with regard to the post of Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat, Paprali, District Ropar. Copy of the order be given dasti to the learned counsel for the petitioner under the signatures of the Reader attached to this Court. April 28, 2011 (MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR) seema JUDGE