IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 12194 OF 2009 DATE OF DECISION : August 12, 2009. Parties Name Gurmeet Singh ...PETITIONER VERSUS Union of India and others ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH PRESENT: Mr. V.K. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. JASBIR SINGH, J. (oral) ORDER: By filing this writ petition, petitioner has laid challenge to the election of respondents No. 5 to 8 as Members of Custom and Central Excise Gazetted Officers Association, Chandigarh Zone, Chandigarh. It is contention of counsel for the petitioner that voting right was extended to those employees of the Custom and Central Excise Department, who were not eligible to cast vote. Counsel further states that before election, Constitution was amended without taking permission from the competent authority. Be that as it may, during arguments, it transpires that a defeated candidate had already sent representations (P-12 and P-13), raising similar objections to the higher authorities. The petitioner may, if so advised, file a representation detailing his objections before the competent authority, as mentioned in this writ petition. If he does so within fifteen days from today, the competent authority shall decide representation of the petitioner, along CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 12194 OF 2009 -2- with representations P-12 and P-13 , filed by a defeated candidate, by passing a speaking order. Before passing any order, opportunity of hearing be granted to the affected parties. Needful be done within a period of three months from today. Writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. ( Jasbir Singh ) Judge August 12, 2009. DKC