Allowed
Baljinder Singh Hundal v. State of Punjab and Ors.
Punjab & Haryana HCCWP/17172/2011
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this PIL, the Court directed the State Election Commission of Punjab to hold elections for the vacant Sarpanch post within three months, citing the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, and noting the need to fill vacancies promptly.
What did the court decide?
Directed the State Election Commission or such other statutory authority to hold elections for the vacant post of Sarpanch within three months from the date of receipt of the order.