CWP No.11204 of 2010 -1-

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

CWP No.11204 of 2010

DATE OF DECISION: DECEMBER 13, 2010

Rameshwar Saini

.....PETITIONER

Versus

State of Haryana and others

....RESPONDENTS

CCORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JORA SINGH

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Present:

Mr.Pritam Saini, Advocate,

for the petitioner.

Mr. G.S. Chahal, Addl.A.G., Haryana,

for respondents No.1 to 5.

Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate,

for respondent No.6.

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SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J.

The petitioner, who was elected as Municipal Councillor of

Municipal Committee, Safidon from Ward No.6 against the seat reserved for

Backward Class (Male), has filed the instant petition challenging the

election of respondent No.6 (Smt. Hem Lata) as President of Municipal

Committee, Safidon on the ground that she was not eligible to contest the

election of President, Municipal Committee, Safidon, which was reserved

for a candidate belonging to Backward Class (Woman).

It is the case of the petitioner that in Municipal Committee,

Safidon, there are 15 seats of Municipal Councillors, out of which, fo