IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 10639 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 04.10.2008 Shakti Pal 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. Arvind Kashyap, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. M.S. Sindhu, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. Rajeev Dev Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No.4 to 6. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the letter dated 27.5.2008, whereby the women Panches belonging to the Scheduled Caste category have been permitted to contest the election of the office of Sarpanch for General category. During the pendency of this petition, respondent No.4, who was elected as Panch against the reserve category of Women (General), has been declared elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Village Sherpur Giderpur, CWP No. 10639 of 2008 -2- District Gurdaspur. In view of this fact, we are not inclined to quash the aforesaid letter dated 27.5.2008, as the petitioner has the remedy to challenge the election of respondent No.4 by filing the election petition. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE October 04, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE