Satish Kumar Mittal, J.:- Petitioner Karnail Kaur has filed this petition for quashing the Resolution dated 23.6.2008 vide which Satnam Kaur-respondent No.7 has been elected as Chairman of Panchayat Samiti, Bassi Pathana, District Fatehgarh Sahib.

2. The Panchayat Samiti, Bassi Pathana consists of 15 Zones from where one Member for each Zone was elected as per the reservation made by the government as depicted in Annexure P-1. The petitioner was representing Jodhpur Zone which was reserved for Scheduled Caste (Woman).

3. It is the case of the petitioner that the office of Chairman of Panchayat Samiti, Bassi Pathana was reserved for Scheduled Caste (Woman) as per the notification dated 14.05.2008 issued by the State Government. All the 15 Members of the Panchayat Samiti, who were from different Zones, were to elect the Chairman of the Panchayat Samiti. It is further the case of the petitioner that Smt.Satnam Kaur-respondent No.7 was not eligible to contest the election for the office of Chairman of Panchayat Samiti, Bassi Pathana because she was declared elected as Member from Himmatpura Zone, which was reserved for Woman and not for Scheduled Caste (Woman) category. It is