IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 18710 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 03.11.2008 Palo Bai .... PETITIONER Versus The State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Mehar Singh Rai, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who claims that she contested the election of Panch of Gram Panchayat, Village Ladho Ka, Tehsil Fazilka, District Ferozepur, and was also declared elected by the Returning Officer, has filed this petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to respondents No.1 to 5 to correct her name in the notification issued by the Government with regard to the election of the elected Panches. Undisputedly, the notification with regard to the election of Panches was notified in the month of June, 2008 and thereafter, the oath was administered to the newly elected Panches. Neither the name of the petitioner was notified nor she was administered oath. Thereafter, the election of the office of Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat was held on CWP No. 18710 of 2008 -2- 20.7.2008, in which the petitioner was not allowed to participate, as her name was notified as Panch of the Gram Panchayat. The case of the petitioner is that though she was declared elected, as she had secured more votes than Parmeshwari Bai (respondent No.6 herein), but her name was not notified. In view of the aforesaid facts, we are of the opinion that the petitioner was having the remedy of election petition, which could have been filed within a period of 45 days of the issuance of notification. Since the remedy of election petition has not been availed, therefore, we are not inclined to entertain this petition at this stage, particularly when the election of the office of Sarpanch has already taken place. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE November 03, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE