Civil Writ Petition No.13168 of 2010 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.13168 of 2010 Date of decision: September 13, 2010. Gurdev Singh ...Petitioner(s) v. State of Punjab & Ors. ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri Raman Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Ms. Ambika Luthra, AAG, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 4. Shri H.S. Dhindsa, Advocate, for respondents No.5 to 7. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): In the present writ petition, Sarpanch of the village has made two prayers:- (a) that the order, whereby an Administrator was appointed, to manage the affairs of the Panchayat, be quashed; and (b) that respondents No.5 to 7 are not cooperating with the Sarpanch and not facilitating development in the village and, therefore, for their conduct, they be taken to task. In response to the writ petition, it has been stated by the official respondents that the order whereby administrator has been appointed, stands withdrawn. Therefore, the Counsel for the petitioner has stated that the first prayer has been rendered infructuous. So far as the second prayer in the writ petition is concerned, divergent stand has been taken by the petitioner and the respondents. Petitioner has accused respondents No.5 to 7 of not extending cooperation whereas, according to respondents No.5 to 7, it is the petitioner who is not interested in the development of the village. During the course of arguments, a consensus has been arrived at between the parties that as and when a statutory meeting of the Panchayat Civil Writ Petition No.13168 of 2010 -: 2 :- is held after the interval of 15 days in the period of three months, due notice thereof, prior in time, shall be served upon the members of the Panchayat and the BDPO, Mahilpur – respondent No.4 should act as an observer and record his independent report regarding the affairs of the Panchayat. This Court is of the view that joint request made by the parties is just and proper. Hence, the present writ petition is disposed of. Sarpanch of the village shall call, within 15 days, a statutory meeting with prior notice to members of the Panchayat, and the BDPO concerned shall act as an Observer and record the minutes of the meeting. Such meetings shall be convened, as per provisions of the Act, after the interval of 15 days in the period of three months which shall commence from the date of first meeting. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] September 13, 2010. Judge kadyan