IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.6236 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: April 06, 2010 Kuldeep Singh and others .....Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Vikas Singh, Advocate for the petitioners .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: The petitioners have preferred this writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to carve out two separate Gram Sabhas/Panchayats out of the area comprising Gram Panchayat Arnoli, Tehsil Guhla, District Kaithal. Learned counsel for the petitioners has argued that petitioners are residents of Village Arnoli. The population of the village has increased over the period of time. According to him, there are two separate abadi areas at a distance of 2-3 kilometres from each other, known as Guru Nanak Nagar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh. He submits that in view of Section 7 of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 a separate Gram Sabha/Panchayat needs to be created for the population of these areas. C.W.P. No.6236 of 2010 - 2 - I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and given a careful thought to the facts of the case. A perusal of letter dated 10.11.2009 (Annexure P- 2) addressed by the Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal, to Director Panchayat, Haryana, shows that the official respondents are already seized of the matter and the same is being looked into by the concerned department. It is thus, clear that no case for issuance of a writ of mandamus is made out to direct the respondents to create two separate Gram Panchayats. Needless to observe that respondents are at liberty to consider the matter in light of provisions of the Haryana Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, and take appropriate decision in the facts and circumstances of the case. I am of the considered view that no interference in the writ jurisdiction of this Court is called for. The writ petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. April 06, 2010 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE