Surinder Kumar v. Secretary Panchayati Raj and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Surinder Kumar v. Secretary Panchayati Raj, Himachal Pradesh and others; CWP No.7786 of 2026; High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; decided 18.05.2026 by Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua (single-judge bench). Keywords: withdrawal of writ petition; rejection of nomination for office of Pradhan; Gram Panchayat Jhakri; Tehsil Rampur Bushehar; District Shimla; election petition remedy; Section 175; Section 162; Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994; respondents No.1 to 5 (Anup Rattan AG with Menka Raj Chauhan DAG), respondent No.6 (Surender Sharma); petitioner's counsel Susheel Gautam; disposed of as withdrawn.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn, and pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of, after learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw because the petitioner intends to avail remedy under Section 175 of the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 by preferring an election petition under Section 162 of the Act in accordance with law at an appropriate stage.