IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 15414 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 01.09.2008 Zile Singh Panch .... PETITIONER Versus The State of Haryana and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. D.S. Nain, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who was elected as Panch of Gram Panchayat Village Dherdu, Block Pundri, District Kaithal, has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, for setting aside the interim order dated 26.8.2008 (Annexure P-3) passed by the Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government, Haryana, Development and Panchayats Department, Chandigarh, whereby the ex- parte stay order dated 12.8.2008, passed in favour of the petitioner in an appeal filed by him against the order of his suspension from the post of Panch of the aforesaid Gram Panchayat, has been vacated. We have heard counsel for the petitioner and gone through the impugned order. CWP No. 15414 of 2008 -2- In the present case, the petitioner has been placed under suspension from the post of Panch of the aforesaid Gram Panchayat, during the pendency of the enquiry, on the ground that he has shifted from Village Dherdu to village Sikri, District Kaithal, on the basis of prima facie documents i.e. Voter Identity Card, allotment of plot and the sale deed, in which the petitioner has been shown as resident of Village Sikri. After going through the impugned order, we do not find any ground to interfere in the same, because the Appellate Authority, after taking into consideration the aforesaid documents, has prima facie come to the conclusion that the petitioner has shifted from Village Dherdu to Village Sikri. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 01, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE