IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8740 of 2010 Date of decision: 29th July, 2010 Gram Panchayat, village Kot Dharmu … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. A.D.S. Jattana, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Puri, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) The petitioner-Gram Panchayat of village Kot Dharmu, Block Jhunir, District Mansa was removed and an Administrator was appointed. The petitioner had preferred a Civil Writ Petition in this Court. Counsel for the petitioner has stated that during the pendency of that writ petition, the Gram Panchayat was restored and order appointing the Administrator was withdrawn. Learned counsel has further stated that though the Gram Panchayat has taken over the charge, yet it is not being permitted to undertake the development works, as the amount of grant is not being released by the Government to the Gram Panchayat. Mr. J.S. Puri, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from Jagraj Singh, BDPO, Block Jhunir, District Mansa, has submitted that an amount of Rs.17.00 lacs was sanctioned in favour of the Gram Panchayat, out of which Rs.8.00 lacs were spent by the Gram Civil Writ Petition No.8740 of 2010 Panchayat through Assistant Engineer, Block Jhunir. Counsel for the State has further submitted that the remaining amount be spent by the Gram Panchayat and the officials will cause no impediment. Counsel for the petitioner has prayed that in view of the statement made by counsel for the State, the present writ petition be disposed of in the same terms. Ordered accordingly. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE July 29, 2010 rps 2