Civil Writ Petition No. 21005 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 21005 of 2010 Date of Decision: 22.12.2010 Inderjit Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Manish Kumar Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Palvinder Singh, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed by Inderjit Singh, Sapanch, praying that a writ in the nature of certiorari be issued thereby quashing the resolution dated 23.11.2010 (Annexure P2), passed by the Gram Panchayat Mimsa, Tehsil Dhuri, District Sangrur, whereby he was removed by 2/3rd majority of the Panches of the Gram Panchayat. Mr. Palvinder Singh, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, appearing for the respondents, has submitted that the State of Punjab has issued an ordinance called “The Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2010” on 14.12.2010, whereby Section 19 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, which prescribed removal of the Sarpanch by “No Confidence Motion” by 2/3rd majority, has been Civil Writ Petition No. 21005 of 2010 2 repealed. Learned counsel for the respondents has further submitted that since no notification has been issued to de-notify the continuation of the petitioner as Sarpanch, he will continue to be Sarpanch. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the statement made by learned counsel for the respondents, the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous and the same be dismissed as such. Ordered accordingly. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 22, 2010 “DK”