IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 18377 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 23.10.2008 Gurdeep Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Gaurave Bhayyia, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who is an elected Panch of Gram Panchayat, Village Mohar Jamsher, Tehsil Fazilka, District Ferozepur, has filed this petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing directions to respondent No.2 to convene the meeting of the Panches under Section 13-A of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, for holding the election of Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat. Undisputedly, office of Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat is reserved for women and the petitioner, who is a male, is not eligible to contest the said election. It is a fact that there are two women Panches, who are eligible to contest the election for the office of Sarpanch, but it is case of the petitioner that respondent No.2 is not holding the election because both CWP No. 18377 of 2008 -2- the women Panches are not willing to contest the election. After hearing counsel for the petitioner and going through the contents of the petition, without issuing notice of motion, as it will un- necessary delay the matter, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent no.2 to persuade either of the two lady Panches to contest the election of Sarpanch and to convene the meeting of the Panches of the aforesaid Gram Panchayat for the purpose of holding the election of Sarpanch in accordance with law. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE October 23, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE