IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (123) CWP-388-2025(O&M)

Date of Decision: 10.01.2025 Seema Sharma and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESHWAR THAKUR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present: Mr. Chetan Mittal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kunal Mulwani, Advocate, Mr. Harneet Singh Oberoi, Advocate and Mr. Ritvik Garg, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Maninder Singh, Senior DAG, Punjab.

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SURESHWAR THAKUR , J. (Oral)

1. In the instant petition, the petitioners espouse for the hereinafter reliefs:-

“to issue a writ in the nature of certiorari for setting aside the order/notice dated 07.01.2025 (Annexure P-7), and all the proceeding arising therefrom with regard to conducting of the elections for the seat/position of Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Municipal Corporation, Patiala, which is to being held as on 10.01.2025, despite of the fact that the elections of 7 Municipal Councilors is yet to be conducted and admittedly the quorum is not complete and the entire process of election of Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor is being done in utter derogation of Punjab Municipal Corp