IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 15359 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 01.09.2008 Jugraj Singh and another .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. R.S. Rangpuri, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners have filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the election of respondent No.7 as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Village Kaleke, Block Bagha Purana, District Moga, on the ground that she was elected as Panch against reserve seat of Scheduled Caste (woman) and was not eligible to contest the election of Sarpanch, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste only. This issue has already been decided by this Court in CWP No. 14927 of 2008, titled as Paramjit Singh versus State of Punjab and others, decided on 26.8.2008, wherein it has been held that a woman Panch, who has been elected as Panch against reserve seat of Scheduled Caste (Woman), is also eligible to contest the election of Sarpanch, which is reserved for CWP No. 15359 of 2008 -2- Scheduled Caste. Accordingly, in view of the decision of this Court in the aforesaid CWP No. 14927 of 2008, there is no merit in this petition and the same is, hereby, dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 01, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE