IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 1698 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 03.09.2008 Baljit Singh and another .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Mohd. Yousaf, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Arvind Mittal, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 4. Ms. Monika Jalota, Advocate, for respondent No.5. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners have filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.2 to 4 to take action against respondents No.5 and 6, who are Sarpanch and Panch of Gram Panchayat, Village Naudharani, Tehsil Malerkotla, District Sangrur. In the written statement, filed on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4, it has been stated that an enquiry was conducted regarding the allegations levelled by the petitioners against respondents No.5 and 6 and nothing CWP No. 1698 of 2008 -2- incriminating was found against those respondents. Counsel for the respondents state that even otherwise, since the fresh elections of the aforesaid Gram Panchayat have been held, therefore, this petition has become infructuous. The holding of fresh elections has not been disputed by counsel for the petitioners. Dismissed as infructuous. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 03, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE