IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.1119 of 2009 Date of Decision: January 23, 2009 Baljinder Kaur & Others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS The State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Sushil Saini, Advocate, for the petitioners. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) Challenge in the petition is to Order dated 19.12.2008 (Annexure P-2). What has been projected by the petitioners is that lack of support for Sarpanch has been held to be a good ground to appoint administrator to administer the work of Panchayat, however, lack of support is not a good ground under the provisions of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. I have gone through the impugned order, Annexure P-2. I find that the Block Development & Panchayat Officer, Kalanaur vide communication dated 3.12.2008 communicated to the District Development & Panchayat Officer, Gurdaspur that Gram Panchayat, Lakhan Kalan was required to CWP No.1119 of 2009 [2] start development work immediately in view of letter dated 27.10.2008, but they had informed in writing through Secretary Panchayat that they are not having quorum in the Panchayat and therefore, development work and disbursement may be effected through Administrator. Considering the fact that Department of Social Welfare had been pressurising for disbursement of old age/ widow pension etc. to the beneficiaries, Administrator has been appointed for disbursement of pension by the Committee constituted by the Government. It has not been disputed by the learned counsel that indeed the old age/ widow pension was not distributed. For technical objections raised, the substantial justice desires that the pensioners do not suffer. Administrator has been appointed for that limited purpose. I find no infirmity in the action of the respondents. The petition is dismissed. (AJAI LAMBA) January 23, 2009 JUDGE avin