ORDER :

1. Facts necessary for adjudication of the petition are as under: -

(i) H.P. State Election Commission declared election programme for conduct of general elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions of Himachal Pradesh vide notification dated 21.12.2020. Prior to that, reservation roster for the offices of Presidents of the Gram Panchayats (for short, ‘GP’)in District Shimla had been issued by respondent No.4 on 14.12.2020. For Development Block Theog, offices of Presidents of three Panchayats namely Dhamandri, Baldhar and Sainj were declared reserved for Backward Classes. At the time of such declaration there were 212 persons from backward classes in GP Sainj as per data available with respondent No.5 and notified by Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (for short, ‘SJ&E’) vide notification dated 4.11.2010.

(ii) The dispute herein relates to the reservation to the office of President, Gram Panchayat Sainj.

(iii) In the first instance respondent No.6 herein assailed reservation of Gram Panchayat Sainj for aforesaid purpose before this court by way of CWP No. 6352 of 202