IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 11535 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 30.09.2008 Buta Ram and another .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. R.S. Minhas, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. N.D.S. Mann, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3, 5 and 6. Mr. Rajeev Dev Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.4. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for directing respondents No.2 and 3 to modify the Form IX by mentioning the name of petitioner No.2, instead of respondent No.4, as elected Panch of Gram Panchayat Village Bharyal, Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur, under General category. Counsel for the petitioners states that since the petitioner No.2 has already filed the election petition before the Election Tribunal, Gurdaspur, challenging the election of respondent No.4 as Panch, therefore, CWP No. 11535 of 2008 -2- the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to pursue the election petition, already filed by petitioner No.2. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. However, the Election Tribunal, Gurdaspur is directed to decide the aforesaid election petition, expeditiously. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 30, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE