IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 3311 of 2011 Date of decision : 23.02.2011 Bua Singh ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present: Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. **** M ehinder S ingh S ullar, J. (Oral) The main grievance emanating from the record is that although, the petitioner has filed the statutory appeal (Annexure P-11), before the Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Department (Appellate Authority), along with an application for stay, but the same has not yet been decided by the Appellate Authority, causing great prejudice to the status of the petitioner as Sarpanch. 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and going through the record, the instant writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 (Appellate Authority), to decide the appeal (Annexure P-11) as well the stay application filed by the petitioner expeditiously, in accordance with law. 3. Meanwhile, the operation of impugned orders (Annexures P-9 & P-10) shall remain stayed. 4. Copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of Reader of this Court. February 23, 2011 (Mehinder Singh Sullar) naresh.k Judge