CWP No.18346 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.18346 of 2011 Date of decision: 28.09.2011 Jasbir Kaur ....Petitioner Versus Secretary to the Government of Punjab, Department of Rural Development & Panchayats and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that against the order dated 9.6.2011 (Annexure P-1) appeal is pending before the Secretary to the Government of Punjab, Department of Rural Development & Panchayats, respondent No.1, and appeal is now fixed for 14.11.2011. He has further stated that during the pendency of the appeal, respondents are adamant to hold election to elect new Sarpanch in place of the petitioner. Notice of motion. On being asked, Mr. Jaswinder Singh, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, has accepted notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4. No notice is required to be served on respondent No.5 at this stage. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, present CWP No.18346 of 2011 -2- petition is being disposed of finally at this stage. Undisputedly against order dated 9.6.2011 appeal is pending before respondent No.1, which, as per learned counsel for the petitioner, is pending for 14.11.2011 for hearing. The only apprehension shown by learned counsel for the petitioner is that during the pendency of the appeal, respondents shall hold fresh election to elect new Sarpanch; stay application has not been decided by respondent No.1 as yet. Present petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to take decision on stay application moved by the petitioner within 15 days from today and to decide the appeal on the next date fixed i.e. 14.11.2011 or within 60 days thereafter. For 15 days from today, no fresh election shall take place to elect new Sarpanch. (Alok Singh) Judge September 28, 2011 R.S.