IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 18144 of 2009 Date of Decision: 27.11.2009. Kulwant Kaur --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. R.K. Handa with Mr. Madan Sandhu, Advocates for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. P.C. Goyal, Addl. A.G., Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents-State. Election of the Gram Panchayat of village Malkon, District Mansa was held on 26.5.2008. The petitioner contested the election in General Category. However, she was put in General Category (Woman). Petitioner was not declared elected. She filed an election petition before the Election Tribunal. The Tribunal accepted the election petition and set aside the election of three candidates namely Attar Singh, Satpal Singh and Buta Singh and declared petitioner Harbhajan Kaur, Charanjit Kaur and Jind Kaur as elected in the General Category. The order of the Tribunal was challenged before this Court being FAO No. 4769 of 2009. The said FAO has been dismissed vide order dated 24.9.2009, as a consequence thereof, petitioner along with others has been declared as elected member of Panchayat. The grievance of the petitioner is that election of Sarpanch is not being held. Petitioner has accordingly filed this petition seeking a direction to hold the election of panchayat in a fair and free manner. CWP. No. 18144 of 2009 -2- Keeping in view the relief claimed, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents to hold the election of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat of Village Malkon, District Mansa within a period of two months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 27.11.2009 lucky