Civil Writ Petition No. 22667 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 22667 of 2010 Date of Decision: 20.12.2010 Jagjeet Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. R.K. Arya, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Issue notice of motion. On asking of the Court, Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. Sharma submits that the Punjab Government had issued an ordinance called “Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2010, on 14.12.2010, whereby Section 19 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as “1994 Act”), which prescribes removal of Sarpanch, by way of 2/3rd majority, has been omitted. In these circumstances, the Director, Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab, is directed to afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and respondent No.4-Harkirt Singh Padda and pass an appropriate order regarding removal of respondent No.4 from the post of Sarpanch, within a period of one month, from the date of receipt of a Civil Writ Petition No. 22667 of 2010 2 certified copy of this order. With the observations made above, the present writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 20, 2010 “DK”