IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 18835 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 14.11.2008 Anil Sharma and others .... 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. Manhas, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. M.S. Sindhu, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 4. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who have been elected as Municipal Councilors from different Wards of Municipal Council, Pathankot, have filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for directing respondents No.2 and 3 to hold election for the office of President and Vice-President. Mr. M.S. Sindhu, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, has put in appearance on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4 and, after having instructions from Shri Abhinav Trikha, Sub Divisional Magistrate, who is present in Court, states that meeting of the Councilors of the Municipal CWP No. 18835 of 2008 -2- Council, Pathankot, has been fixed for November 20, 2008, for the purpose of election of the President and Vice-President. He further states that there will be free and fair elections, without any political interference. In view of the said statement of learned counsel for the respondents, learned counsel for the petitioners states that he does not want to press this petition. Dismissed as not pressed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE November 14, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE