IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P. No. 7278 of 2010 Date of decision: May 3, 2011 Attar Singh Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge For the Petitioner: Mr. S.S. Mittal, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Surinder Prakash Sharma,Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with J.K.Verma, Deputy Advocate General ______________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. The writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:- (i) That a fresh survey should be conducted immediately to determine the number of persons belonging to Backward Classes in Drabal Panchayat. (ii) That the question of reservation or non-reservation of Panchayats in Shilliai Block including Drabal Panchayat should be postponed till the survey as requested in (ii) above is completed. 2. In view of the intervening developments, the writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to conduct a fresh inquiry with regard to the population strength of the OBC in Drabal Panchayat in Shillai Block. This shall be completed within a period of six weeks from the date of production of the copy of this judgment along 2 with the reply filed by the 4th respondent by the petitioner before the second respondent/Director. 3. The writ petition is disposed of so also the pending applications, if any. Copy dasti. ( Justice Kurian Joseph ), Chief Justice May 3, 2011 (K) ( Justice Sanjay Karol ), Judge