JUDGMENT :

Sureshwar Thakur, J.

1. In the instant petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of the impugned notification dated 27.2.2024 (Annexure P-8), and, the impugned order dated 28.2.2024 (Annexure P-2) passed by the respondents concerned, wherebys the Gram Panchayats, whose term of five years is completed, have been ordered to be dissolved from the date of their first meeting in terms of Article 243-E of the Constitution of India and Section 15 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (for short ‘the Act of 1994’), and, Administrators have been appointed for the Gram Panchayats. The petitioner has also sought the quashing of the impugned order dated 21.5.2024 (Annexure P-13) passed by the respondent concerned, wherebys the representation of the petitioner has not been considered.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits, that the time of election for the post of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat of village Bhamme Kalan, District Mansa, petitioner Jaswinder Kaur and her opponent namely Jasbir Kaur had submitted their nomination papers for the post of Sarpanch of the village concerned, however their nomination papers were rejected, and, the post of Sarpanch of village (supra) remain