IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.21475 of 2010 Date of decision: 13th December, 2010 Sikander Singh and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Jasmail Singh Brar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Palvinder Singh, Senior DAG, Punjab for respondents No.1 and 2. None for respondents No.3 to 6. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present writ petition has been filed by three Panches of Gram Panchayat village Motlewala, Tehsil and District Muktsar with a prayer that respondent No.2-Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Muktsar be directed to convene a meeting of the Gram Panchayat to consider the no-confidence-motion. Counsel for the petitioners states that an application (Annexure P-1) dated 20th September, 2010 was submitted as no- confidence-motion. I have perused contents of the application (Annexure P-1). It only talks about change of the existing Sarpanch and appointment of one Ajmer Singh, Member Panchayat as a Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat. In no specific terms, it has been stated that six members of the Gram Civil Writ Petition No.21475 of 2010 Panchayat intend to put no-confidence-motion against the existing Sarpanch. Counsel for the petitioners states that a fresh no-confidence- motion shall be submitted with respondent No.2-Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Muktsar within one week from today. After hearing counsel for the parties, present writ petition is disposed of with a direction that in case a fresh no-confidence-motion is submitted within one week from today, respondent No.2-Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Muktsar shall act in consonance with the provisions of Section 19 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 and shall hold a meeting of the Gram Panchayat after giving a clear seven days’ notice excluding the date of notice and that of meeting, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of no-confidence-motion. The no-confidence-motion so proposed shall be debated upon and put to vote in the said meeting. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE December 13, 2010 rps 2