IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 8988 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : 30.09.2008 Kirpal Kaur .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Ms. Jagdeep Bains, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. N.D.S. Mann, Addl. A.G., Punjab. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who was Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Village Jallah, District Ludhiana, 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 8.4.2007 issued by Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Block Doraha, District Ludhiana, respondent No.3 herein, whereby the petitioner has been ordered to hand over the grants sanctioned to the Gram Panchayat to respondent No.3. In the written statement, it has been mentioned that the amount CWP No. 8988 of 2007 -2- so withdrawn will be re-allocated to the Executive Agencies according to the procedure now adopted by the Government.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 Dismissed as withdrawn.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 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