IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.15243 of 2010 Date of Decision: 01.09.2010 Virbhan and others ........Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K. SHARMA Present: Mr. Inder Pal Goyat, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Deepak Jindal, D.A.G., Haryana. ****** VINOD K.SHARMA, J. (ORAL) The petitioners have invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court , with a prayer, for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to hold the election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Panchayat Samiti, Hisar. The petitioners prayed for a writ in the nature of mandamus, on the ground that the respondents are under statutory obligation, to hold the meeting for election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman immediately after the constitution of Panchayat Samiti. The respondents were intentionally and with an ulterior motive were delaying the holding of meeting, on one pretext or the other. On notice, respondents appeared, and have placed on record the notice issued by the competent authority, vide which the meeting for holding the election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman has been fixed for 02.09.2010.. In view of the stand taken by the respondents, this writ petition has been rendered as infructuous. C.W.P. No.15243 of 2010 -2- Disposed of accordingly. It is ordered that the election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman should positively be held on the date of meeting i.e. 02.09.2010, and shall not be adjourned on any ground whatsoever. September 01, 2010 (Vinod K. Sharma) Gagan Judge