IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 13096 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 14.11.2008 Harwinder Singh and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. M.S. Khaira, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Dharminder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. M.S. Sindhu, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. Vikas Cuccria, Advocate, for respondent No.3. Mr. K.S. Sidhu, Senior Advocate, with Mr. G.S. Sidhu, Advocate, for respondents No.4 to 9. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who are 7 elected Panches of the 13 member Gram Panchayat of Village Chhajli, Tehsil Sunam, District Sangrur, have filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the election of respondent No.4, who was elected as Sarpanch in the meeting held on 25.7.2008. Reply on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2 has been filed in CWP No. 13096 of 2008 -2- court today. The same is taken on record and its copy has been handed over to counsel for the petitioners. Learned counsel for respondents No.4 to 9 has stated that the election of respondent No.4 as Sarpanch has been notified on 8.8.2008. He further states that petitioner No.1 has already filed an election petition before the Election Tribunal, Sangrur, challenging the election of respondent No.4 as Sarpanch of the aforesaid Gram Panchayat. In view of the aforesaid fact, we are not inclined to entertain this petition and the same is, hereby, dismissed with liberty to the petitioners to pursue the said election petition in accordance with law. Since the election petition is stated to have been filed on 8.9.2008, therefore, we direct the Election Tribunal, Sangrur, to decide it expeditiously, in accordance with law. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE November 14, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE