IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 19633 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 19.11.2008 Sukhdev Kaur and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. S.K. Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners have filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing/setting aside the proceedings of the meeting held on 25.7.2008, in which respondent No.9 was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Village Pipli, Tehsil and District Faridkot. It is the case of the petitioners that though they had received the due notice of the said meeting, but when they went at the venue of the meeting, the Presiding Officer did not come present and the meeting was not held. Subsequently, the proceedings were recorded, in which respondent No.9 was wrongly declared elected as Sarpanch. After arguing for some time, counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to CWP No. 19633 of 2008 -2- avail their remedy to file the election petition. Dismissed as withdrawn without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to avail the alternative remedy in accordance with law. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE November 19, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE