IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 16564 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 18.09.2008 Kuldip Singh 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. K.S. Chahal, 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 setting aside the election of respondent No.5 as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Village Khirnian, Tehsil Samrala, District Ludhiana, in the meeting held on 22.7.2008, which was convened under Section 13-A of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. We have heard counsel for the petitioners and have perused the proceedings of the meeting dated 22.7.2008. The petitioners were very much present in the said meeting and with the support of majority of the Panches, respondent No.5 was duly elected as Sarpanch. We do not find any illegality in the said meeting. We are of the opinion that no ground is made CWP No. 16564 of 2008 -2- out to set aside the election of respondent No.5 as Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 18, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE