C.G.SURI
Darbara Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent
1. The petitioner who had unsuccessfully contested the Panchayat Elections for the office of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat of Village Gamewala on 22-6-1972, has filed this writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the legality of the entire election proceedings of that date on the ground that some names were added to the electoral rolls at the last moment without there being any provision for the revision, for the purpose of these panchayat elections of the electoral rolls last prepared at the time of the General Elections to the State Legislative Assembly.
2. According to Rule 2(e) of the Gram Panchayat Election Rules, 1960 , framed by the Punjab Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 101 of the Punjab Gram Panchayat Act 1952, an "elector" means a person who is entered in the electoral rolls for the State Legislative Assembly, in force for the time being in relation to the Sabha area concerned. It is frankly conceded by the counsel for the respondents that there is nothing in the said Act or in the rules framed thereunder, which may seem to provide for the revision of these electoral rolls or for preparing supplementa
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