Civil Writ Petition No. 22687 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 22687 of 2010 Date of Decision: 20.12.2010 Tarlochan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. N.P.S. Mann, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Issue notice of motion. On asking of the Court, Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Mr. Sharma submits that the Punjab Government had issued an ordinance called “Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2010, on 14.12.2010, whereby Section 19 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as “1994 Act”), which prescribes removal of Sarpanch, by way of 2/3rd majority, has been omitted. Mr. Sharma further submits that respondent No.2-Director, Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab, shall pass an appropriate order, in accordance with the provisions of law, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the concerned respondents. Let the same be done within a period of one month from the Civil Writ Petition No. 22687 of 2010 2 date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With the observations made above, the present writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 20, 2010 “DK”