FAO No. 1327 of 2010 (O&M ) 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. Decided on August 11,2010. Hardeep Singh --Appellant Vs. Presiding Officer,Election Tribunal-cum- Sub Divisional Magistrate Amritsar and others -- Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr. NPS Mann,Advocate,for the appellant Mr.Amandeep Singh,Advocate,for the respondents Rakesh Kumar Jain, J, This appeal is directed against the order of Election Tribunal, Amritsar, dated 1.2.2010, by which election petition filed by Sukhjeet Singh challenging the election of Hardeep Singh has been allowed . The findings recorded by the Tribunal are as under:- “It is found that primarily the perusal of the proceeding register clearly shows that after the election of the Sarpanch the Presiding Officer has not put his signatures under the proceeding register, due to which the proceedings cannot be considered as valid. So even if all other FAO No. 1327 of 2010 (O&M ) 2 contentions are hereby ignored, then also this proceeding without the signature of the Presiding Officer cannot be considered as valid in any manner. So this Court while accepting the petition hereby declare that the procedings of meeting dated 15.7.2008 are hereby declared illegal and the election of respondent No.1.Hardeep Singh as Sarpanch is hereby cancelled and orders are given that the election of the Sarpanch shall be conducted in a fresh meeting from the beginning in a impartial manner”. Learned counsel for the appellant has argued at length but he could not point out any error in the findings of the Tribunal which have been mentioned hereinabove. Once the proceedings are not signed by the Presiding Officer, the same cannot be considered to be valid and as such, the election of the appellant by virtue of those proceedings cannot be sustained. In view thereof, I do not find any error in the order passed by the Tribunal and as such, this appeal is hereby dismissed. August 11,2010 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge FAO No. 1327 of 2010 (O&M ) 3