IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.14520 of 2008 Date of decision: 16.10.2008 Jaswant Singh and others ......Petitioner(s) Versus Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. P.K. Kataria, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. M.S. Sindhu, Addl.A.G, Punjab for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. L.S. Sidhu, Advocate for respondent No.5. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL,J(ORAL) Counsel for respondent No.5 has pointed out that petitioner No.1 has filed an election petition challenging the election of respondent No.5 as Sarpanch of Village Gram Panchayat Neshta, Block Chogawan, Tehsil & District Amritsar. He has placed on record a photo copy of the election petition. Counsel for the petitioners does not dispute this fact and states that the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to pursue the election petition, which has already been filed. Since the petitioners have not disclosed the aforesaid fact of filing election petition prior to filing of this petition in appropriate para, therefore, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn subject to payment of Rs.500/- as costs to be deposited in the Punjab & Haryana High Court, Lawyers Welfare Fund. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE October 16, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE