Civil Writ Petition No. 16651 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 16651 of 2010 Date of Decision: 8.10.2010 Smt. Pinky Chhapar …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Pritam Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The petitioner was elected as a Member of Zila Parishad from Ward No. 14, which was kept reserved for the Scheduled Caste (Woman) category. Respondent No.4-Reena Rani also belongs to the Scheduled Caste (Woman) category, but she was elected from Ward No.12, which was kept reserved for General Category. The post of the President of Zila Parishad is reserved for the Scheduled Caste (Woman) category. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that respondent No.4, even though a Scheduled Caste (Woman) candidate, was disqualified to contest the election for the post of President, Zila Parishad, which was reserved for the Scheduled Caste (Woman) category, as only those candidates, who have been elected from the ward, reserved for Scheduled Caste (Woman) category, could only Civil Writ Petition No. 16651 of 2010 2 contest the election of the President. The argument, propounded by learned counsel for the petitioner, no longer holds good in view of the law enunciated by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Kasambhai F. Ghanchi v. Chandubhai D. Rajpur and Others AIR 1998 Supreme Court 815. Hence, there is no merit in the present writ petition and the same is hereby dismissed, in limine. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 8, 2010 “DK”