IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 8024 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 15.09.2008 Ranjit Singh and another .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. A.K. Lamdharia, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. N.S. Virk, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for the respondents. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. The petitioner has filed this petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the notification dated 19.3.2008, whereby the determination of the number of wards and reservation of seats for different categories for Municipal Council, Zirakpur, has been fixed. We have heard counsel for the parties. In the written statement, it has been stated that the Punjab Government has issued notification on 23.5.2008 to hold elections to 95 Municipalities, including Municipal Council, Zirakpur. The State Election Commission, Punjab has also notified election programme on 12.6.2008 to CWP No. 8024 of 2008 -2- hold elections on 30.6.2008. Thereafter, the present writ petition has been filed, which is not maintainable. A preliminary objection has also been taken in the written statement to the effect that in view of clause (a) of Article 243 ZG of the Constitution of India, the validity of any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or the allotment of seats to such constituencies, made or purported to be made under Article 243 ZA shall not be called in question in any court. Further, it has been stated that determination of number of wards has been done on the basis of set formula as explained in Section 8 (1) (a) of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 on the basis of population as per the census of 2001. Undisputedly, election of all the 15 wards of Municipal Council, Zirakpur has already taken place. In our view, after starting of the election process, the petitioner cannot be permitted to challenge the impugned notification. Since the election has already taken place, we do not find any ground to entertain this petition, which was filed by the petitioner after the initiation of the election process. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 15, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE