IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 16950 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 24.09.2008 Chanchal Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Nakul Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who is Panch of Gram Panchayat Village Kakarh, Tehsil and District Ferozepur, has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the election of respondent No.6 as Sarpanch of the aforesaid Gram Panchayat, in the meeting held on 1.8.2008, on the ground that she was wrongly declared elected as Sarpanch, even by forging the signatures of the petitioner on the resolution dated 1.8.2008. After hearing counsel for the petitioner for some time, when this Court is of the opinion that in view of the decision of this Court in Baljit Singh v. State of Punjab and others (CWP No. 13643 of 2008, decided on August 22, 2008), the petitioner has remedy of election petition, CWP No. 16950 of 2008 -2- counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to avail the remedy of election petition under Section 76 read with Section 89 of the Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. However, if the election petition is filed by the petitioner in accordance with law, the same shall be decided, expeditiously. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 24, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE