IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 11597 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 10.09.2008 Narvail Singh and another .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Manish Prabhakar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. N.S. Virk, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 6. Mr. S.C. Nagpal, Advocate, for respondent No.7. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) After arguing for some time, counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to file the election petition challenging the election of respondent No.7 as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Village Hair, Block Verka, Tehsil and District Amritsar. Counsel for the petitioners further submits that if the petitioners file the election petition within three weeks from today, then in view of decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Danda Rajeshwari v. Bodavula Hanumayamma and others, (1996) 6 SCC 199, the same be directed to be CWP No. 11597 of 2008 -2- heard on merits. Counsel for the respondents have no objection if the petitioners are permitted to withdraw this petition and file the election petition within a period of three weeks from today. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. If the election petition is filed by the petitioners within a period of three weeks from today, the Election Tribunal is directed to entertain and decide the same on merits, expeditiously. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 10, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE