IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.1207 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.10.2009 Karnail Singh and others ......Petitioner(s) Versus Sh. Vikas Garg and others ......Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. Sunil Chadha, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. M.C. Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) CM No.18165-CII of 2008 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Rejoinder to the reply of respondent No.1 is taken on record. COCP No.1207 of 2008 Sh. Vikas Garg, erstwhile Deputy Commissioner, Muktsar now Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana and Sh. Rajat Aggarwal, Deputy Commissioner, Muktsar are present in Court. Mr. M.C. Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab on instructions from the aforesaid officers, states that fresh election to the post of Sarpanch, village Nurpur Kirpalke, Tehsil and District Muktsar, shall be held within one month from today and the earlier proceedings, electing Kharak Singh as Sarpanch, shall be nullified. He further states that the aforesaid decision has been taken by the respondent-Authority in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and not to be cited as a precedent. He has also stated that the fresh election shall be held in accordance with law and the Deputy Commissioner, Muktsar shall ensure COCP No.1207 of 2008 (O&M) -2- that the election takes place in a lawful manner. This satisfies the learned counsel for the petitioner and he does not wish to press this petition further. Rule discharged. October 13, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE