CWP No. 11387 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. CWP No.11387 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 01.07.2010 Swaran Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ....Respondents. Coram:- Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Singh 1.Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present: Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. ... Alok Singh, J. (Oral). This petition has been filed invoking jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India impugning orders dated 18.6.2010 (Annexure P-4) and 23.6.2010 (Annexure P-5). Learned counsel for the petitioner argues that the vacancy of Vice President in the Municipal Committee, Nilokheri, District Karnal, has arisen on 9.2.2010. This vacancy has to be filled up within six months of its arising as per Section 15 of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1953. This period of six months would expire on 8.8.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that initially CWP No.3560 of 2010 was filed before this Court CWP No. 11387 of 2010 2 challenging the “No Confidence Motion”, however, the same was withdrawn vide order dated 6.5.2010 with liberty to avail alternate remedy. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, after the withdrawal of CWP No.3560 of 2010, petition was filed under Section 253A of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1953 before the Financial Commissioner. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition under Section 253-A of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1953 is pending adjudication before the Financial Commissioner. He further states that the Financial Commissioner has issued notice for 7.7.2010. It is also pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that 15 days’ notice is required for the election to fill up the post of the Vice President of the Municipal Committee. Undisputedly, six months’ period would expire on 8.8.2010. The Financial Commissioner has already fixed 7.7.2010 in a proceeding arising out of petition filed under Section 253A of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1953. This petition can be disposed of with a direction to the Financial Commissioner to decide the petition filed under Section 253A of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1953, on 7.7.2010 itself or in any case, before 15.7.2010 so that needful, if any, can be done before the expiry of the period of six months from the date of arising of vacancy of the Vice President in Municipal Committee, Nilokheri. With the above observation, present petition is disposed of. ( Alok Singh ) Judge 01.07.2010 sk.