Civil Writ Petition No. 22411 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 22411 of 2010 Date of Decision: 20.12.2010 Bachan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Suresh Kumar Aneja, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1, 2 and 4. None for respondents No.3 and 5 to 11. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Short reply, by way of affidavit of Gurdev Singh Sidhu, Director, Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab, filed today in the Court is taken on record. Learned counsel for respondents No.1, 2 and 4 submits that the Punjab Government had issued an ordinance called “Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2010, on 14.12.2010, whereby Section 19 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as “1994 Act”), which prescribes removal of Sarpanch, by way of 2/3rd majority, has been omitted. In these circumstances, the Director, Rural Development and Civil Writ Petition No. 22411 of 2010 2 Panchayats, Punjab, is directed to afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and respondents No.5 to 11 and pass an appropriate order regarding removal of the petitioner from the post of Sarpanch, within a period of one month, from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With the observations made above, the present writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 20, 2010 “DK”