IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 14041 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 08.08.2008 Sukhwinder Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present: Mr. D.S. Pheruman, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who have been elected as Panches of Gram Panchayat, Village Ghurkwind, Block Bhikhiwind, Tehsil Patti, District Tarn Taran, have filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for directing the Returning Officer to hold the election of the office of Sarpanch. It is case of the petitioners that no meeting of the Panches has been held to elect the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Village Ghurkwind, Block Bhikhiwind, Tehsil Patti, District Tarn Taran. Counsel for the petitioners has stated at bar that till date, no meeting for electing the Sarpanch has been convened. Notice of motion. CWP No. 14041 of 2008 -2- On our asking, Mr. N.S. Virk, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. We have heard counsel for the parties. In a similar case i.e. CWP No. 12694 of 2008, titled as Gurmeet Singh versus State of Punjab and others, decided on July 23, 2008, this Court has issued general directions to conduct the election of the Sarpanch in accordance with the provisions of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. Keeping in view the said direction, we dispose of this petition with a direction to respondent No.3 that if the election of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Village Ghurkwind, Block Bhikhiwind, Tehsil Patti, District Tarn Taran has not been held so far, the same be conducted within a period of seven days, after giving three days' prior notice to all the Panches, in accordance with the directions, already given by this Court in CWP No. 12694 of 2008. It is further directed that election of the Sarpanch will be held in the Village itself. Copy of this order be given dasti to counsel for the parties under the signatures of the Bench Secretary. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE August 08, 2008 ( DAYA CHAUDHARY ) ndj JUDGE