IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 16380 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 04.12.2008 Gurjant Singh and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: None for the petitioners. Mr. N.D.S. Mann, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for the respondents. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) Gurjant Singh and others have filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to the respondents to hold elections to the office of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Village Havelian Rattoke, Tehsil Patti, District Tarn Taran, reserved for the Scheduled Caste category, which is lying vacant. In this case, at one point of time, in connivance with Shri Japinder Singh, the Presiding Officer, Kashmir Singh Panch, who belongs to General category, was illegally got elected as Sarpanch of the aforesaid Gram Panchayat, the office of which was reserved for the Scheduled Caste category. However, the said election was not notified by the Deputy CWP No. 16380 of 2008 -2- Commissioner, Tarn Taran and he further ordered for holding fresh election to the office of Sarpanch. On 4.11.2008, this Court directed the Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran to file an affidavit to the effect as to what departmental action is proposed against Japinder Singh, who had wrongly declared Kashmir Singh as elected Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat. Today, an affidavit of the Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran has been filed, wherein it has been stated that now in the fresh meeting of the members of the Gram Panchayat, petitioner No.1 Gurjant Singh, who belongs to the Scheduled Caste category, has been elected as Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat. It has been specifically stated by the Deputy Commissioner that he has written to the Secretary, Department of Water Supply & Sanitation and Chief Engineer, Water Supply and Sanitation vide his letter dated 12.11.2008 for taking stern action against the abovesaid Presiding Officer. In view of the aforesaid affidavit filed by the Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran, this writ petition has become infructuous and the same is, accordingly, dismissed as infructuous. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE December 04, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE