IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 5420 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : 30.09.2008 Gram Panchayat Village Malipur, District Ludhiana .... PETITIONER Versus The State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. T.P. Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. N.D.S. Mann, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for the respondents. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the letter dated 6.3.2007 (Annexure P-1), issued by Special Secretary Planning, Government of Punjab, Department of Planning to all the Deputy Commissioners as well as the letter dated 9.3.2007 issued by Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Block Doraha, District Ludhiana, respondent No.3 herein, to the petitioner to deposit the grants of Rs. 1,00,000/- sanctioned for the development of the village in the account of respondent No.3. In the written statement, it has been mentioned that the amount CWP No. 5420 of 2007 -2- so withdrawn will be re-allocated to the Executive Agencies according to the procedure now adopted by the Government. Mr. N.D.S. Mann, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, states that whatsoever amount has been utilized that will not be taken back and the remaining unutilized amount will be re-allocated as per the scheme. Counsel for the petitioner contends that since the term of the petitioner has expired and new Sarpanch has been elected on the constitution of new Gram Panchayat, therefore, at this stage, the petitioner does not want to pursue this petition. Dismissed as withdrawn. However, it will be open for the petitioner Gram Panchayat or its office bearers to pursue with the Government with regard to re-allocation of the amount under the said scheme. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 30, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE