IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14600 of 2010 Gram Panchayat Sekhwan, Tehsil Batala, District Gurdaspur Vs. State of Punjab & others Present: Mr.Gagandeep Singh Sirphikhi, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. Some submissions have been made by the counsel for the petitioner to show that Village Education Development Committee would be a State within Article 12 of the Constitution of India. There is no averment made in the petition as to which all tests this Education Society would fulfill to be termed as State within Article 12 of the Constitution. Faced with this situation, counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file a fresh one by making a wholesome challenge to show that the said Education Society would come within the definition of “State” within Article 12 of the Constitution of India. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. September 16, 2010 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE