IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 14574 of 2009 Date of Decision: 18.9.2009. Jarnail Singh --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Roshan Lal Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) The petitioner has challenged the election of respondent no.3 for the post of Panch for the Gram Panchayat of village Rampur, Tehsil & District Nawanshahar and has also sought direction for declaring him as elected as the Panch after the election of respondent no.3 is set aside. The main ground for seeking setting aside the election is that nomination paper of respondent no.3 was wrongly accepted. This itself is a ground for setting aside the election of respondent no.3 under the provisions of Punjab Panchayati Raj Act. The petitioner has a better and efficacious statutory remedy available by way of election petition. In this view of the matter the discretionary jurisdiction under Article 226 is not invoked and petitioner is relegated to the statutory remedy available under law. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to file the election petition and delay be condoned. The petitioner may file the election petition within two weeks. If, the election petition is filed within two weeks, the Election Tribunal shall decide the petition on merits. Disposed of as such. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 18.9.2009 lucky