Civil Writ Petition No. 17836 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 17836 of 2010 Date of Decision: 22.12.2010 Harbans Kaur …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Raj Kumar Garg, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. Manish Kumar Singla, Advocate for respondent No.4. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed by Harbans Kaur, Sarpanch of Village Tibbi Ravidaspura, Block Sunam, District Sangrur, praying that the resolution/proceedings dated 17.9.2010 (Annexure P3), whereby she was removed by 2/3rd majority of the Gram Panchayat be quashed. Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, appearing for respondents No.1 to 3, has submitted that the State of Punjab has issued an ordinance called “The Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2010” on 14.12.2010, whereby Section 19 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, which prescribed removal of the Civil Writ Petition No. 17836 of 2010 2 Sarpanch by “No Confidence Motion” by 2/3rd majority, has been repealed. Learned counsel for respondents No.1 to 3 has further submitted that since no notification has been issued to de-notify the continuation of the petitioner as Sarpanch, she will continue to be Sarpanch. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the statement made by learned counsel for respondents No.1 to 3, the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous and the same be dismissed as such. Ordered accordingly. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 22, 2010 “DK”