IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.17691 of 2008 Date of decision: 4.11.2008 Avtar Singh ......Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. D.S. Pheruman, Advocate for the petitioner. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL,J(ORAL) Petitioner, who is resident of Village Pheloke, Block Naushera Pannua, Tehsil Khadoor Sahib, P.S. Sirhali, District Tarn Taran, has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the Notification dated 10.4.2008 vide which Rule 7-A has been added after the Rule 7 of the Punjab Reservation for the offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats, Chairman and Vice Chairman of Panchayat Samities and Zila Parishads (second Amendment) Rules, 2008 (For short “the Rules”). Counsel for the petitioner, during the course of arguments, submits that in fact, he is challenging Notification dated 10.4.2008 vide which Sub Rule (3) has been added after the Sub Rule (2) in Rule 3 of the Rules, which provides that the roster referred to in sub rules (1) and (2) shall be prepared block-wise by the Deputy Commissioner. This rule was challenged in CWP No.8468 of 2008, titled Harmeet Singh v. Punjab State Election Commission and others and the same was upheld by a Division Bench of this Court on 29.05.2008. In view of the said fact, we do not find any merit in this petition. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE November 04, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE