IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 3615 of 2005 Date of Decision: April 23,2008 Darshan Singh .................................................... Petitioner Versus Deputy Commissioner-cum-Election Tribunal, Gurdaspur and others ....................................... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia Present: Mr. T.S.Dhindsa, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sushil Saini, Advocate for respondent No.2. .... ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J. The petitioner has prayed for setting aside the order (Annexure- P20) passed by respondent No.1 by which re-count of votes was ordered and also the order (Annexure-P23) by which the election of the petitioner to the post of Sarpanch of village Aulakh Kalan, Tehsil Batala, District Gurdaspur, was set aside. After hearing the arguments of this case we had reserved the judgment. However, before the judgment could be pronounced the State of Punjab has issued a notification declaring the holding of fresh elections to the various Gram Panchayats in the State of Punjab in the month of May 2008. Thus, the interest in this case has become only academic in nature. [ 2 ] C.W.P. No. 3615 of 2005 In view of the fact that fresh elections to the various Gram Panchayats have already been notified by the State of Punjab, therefore, this writ petition has been rendered infructuous and the same is disposed of as such. ( ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA ) JUDGE ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) 23.4.2008 JUDGE rupi