IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 10567 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 29.08.2008 Balbir 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. Hardip Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Nidhi Garg, AAG, Punjab. Mr. R.K. Battas, Advocate, for respondents No.6 to 10. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who are Panches of Gram Panchayat, Village Mirzapur, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, have filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, for setting aside the election of respondents No.6 to 10 as Panches of the aforesaid Gram Panchayat, on the ground that irregularity was committed in procedure during the election process. Written statement on behalf of respondents No.6 to 10 has been filed in Court today. The same is taken on record. Its copy has been handed CWP No. 10567 of 2008 -2- over to counsel for the petitioners. After hearing counsel for the parties and going through the contents of this petition, we are of the opinion that in this petition, the disputed questions of facts have been raised, which cannot be gone into in the writ jurisdiction of this Court, as the petitioners have alternative remedy of election petition. In the facts and circumstances of the case, no exceptional case is made out to invoke the extra ordinary powers of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the election of respondents No.6 to 10 as Panches. Dismissed. However, it will be open for the petitioners to avail the remedy of election petition. If the election petition is filed by the petitioners in accordance with law, the Election Tribunal is directed to decide the same expeditiously. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE August 29, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE