Permod Kohli, J.

1. The appointment of Arbitrator for spending the grants allocated to the Gram Panchayats, is being resorted to indiscriminately sometime without even issuing a Show Cause Notice and for reasons which are not in germane to the provisions of law. Such orders smell extraneous consideration. Keeping in view a large number of such cases coming to this Court for consideration, vide order dated 17.08.2009, the Director, Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab, was directed to appear in person before this Court. Shri Gurdev Singh Sidhu, Director, Rural Development and Panchayats Punjab, Chandigarh, is present in person. He has been apprised of the situation and asked to take corrective measures in this regard and also to ensure that the provisions of Section 200 are resorted to strictly in accordance with the spirit of law and not for reasons other than the merit and in consonance with principle of natural justice. Mr. Sidhu has assured this Court that necessary corrective/administrative measures will be adopted in this regard. Coming to the facts of the present case, the impugned order dated 04.08.2009 (Annexure P-7), has been passed by the District Development