IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.20698 of 2010 Date of decision: 2nd December, 2010 Gurdit Singh and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Advocate for Mr. N.P.S. Mann, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Palvinder Singh, Sr. DAG Punjab for respondents No.1 to 5. Satwant Singh-respondent No.6, in person. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Respondent No.6-Satwant Singh, Naib Tehsildar-cum- Presiding Officer, Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda is present in Court. Counsel for the State, on instructions from Satwant Singh, has stated that election to the post of Sarpanch of village Phullokhari shall be positively concluded on 10th December, 2010. Considering the statement made by counsel for the State, present writ petition is disposed of with a direction that on the date fixed for holding of election of the Sarpanch, i.e. 10th December, 2010, Naib Tehsildar-cum-Presiding Officer, Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda shall make every endeavour to complete the election schedule. In case, due to some reason, the same is to be adjourned, the election shall be completed within three weeks from today. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE December 2, 2010 rps