IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 19145 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: NOVEMBER 10, 2008 Karnail 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. H.S.Sirohi, Advocate, for the petitioners. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioners have filed this petition for quashing the election of respondents No.5 to 7, who are declared elected as Panches of Village Gram Panchayat Burj Hakima, from the seat meant for General Category. It is the case of the petitioners that though they secured more votes than the aforesaid respondents in different categories, but were declared defeated. Undisputedly, the election of Gram Panchayat had taken place on 26.05.2008. The petitioners could have questioned the election of the elected candidates by filing an election petition under Section 76 read with Section 89 of the Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994. But, till date the petitioners have not availed that remedy. In view of the this, we are not inclined to entertain this petition. At this stage, counsel for the petitioners states that he wants to C.W.P. No. 19145 of 2008 -2- withdraw this petition with liberty to avail the remedy of election petition in accordance with law. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE November 10, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) vkg JUDGE