IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.11497 of 1991 Date of Decision:- 19.01.2011 Sh.Manoranjan Kalia,Councillor, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar ....Petitioner(s) vs. The State of Punjab and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr.J.S.Puri, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. *** Ranjan Gogoi, ACJ. (Oral) The validity of Rule 5 of the Punjab Municipal Election Rules, 1952 has been challenged in this writ petition in the context of elections to the post of Mayor, Sr. Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar. The election pertains to the year 1991. The issue of validity of the Rules has become academic by efflux of time. The Court, therefore, would not like to go into a futile exercise. Consequently, writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. ( RANJAN GOGOI ) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE January 19, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE