IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 5151 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 15.10.2008 Chhotu Ram .... PETITIONER Versus Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Govt. of Haryana and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Karan Singh, Advocate, for Mr. Yogesh Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Kirti Singh, AAG, Haryana, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.4. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who vide the impugned order dated 20.4.2007, have been removed from the office of Panch of Gram Panchayat, village Unispur, District Karnal, on the ground that they were in illegal occupation of the Gram Panchayat land, have filed this petition challenging their removal. During the pendency of this writ petition, fresh elections to the Gram Panchayat has taken place, in which wife of the petitioner is stated to CWP No. 5151 of 2008 -2- have contested and declared elected as Panch. In view of this subsequent development, this petition has become infructuous. Dismissed as infructuous. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE October 15, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE