IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.20861 of 2010 Date of decision: 21st December, 2010 Baljinder Kaur … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. V.K. Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioner. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present writ petition was filed praying that respondent No.3- Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Block Dasuya, District Hoshiarpur be directed not to convene a meeting of the Gram Panchayat to consider the no-confidence-motion, as the motion so proposed was not signed by 2/3rd majority of the members of Gram Panchayat. In this case, on November 29, 2010 arguments were heard and the judgment was reserved. However, before the order could be dictated, the State of Punjab has issued an ordinance, called “Punjab Panchayati Raj Amendment Ordinance, 2010” on 14th December, 2010, whereby Section 19 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, which prescribes removal of a Sarpanch by passing a resolution by 2/3rd majority of the members of Gram Panchayat, has been omitted. Counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the legislative change, present writ petition has been rendered infructuous and the same be dismissed as such. Ordered accordingly. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE December 21, 2010 rps