High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/6925/2022disposed of

Rakesh Jain And Others v. Principal Secretary And Others

2024-10-24Mr. Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj2 pages

IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-6925-2022 Date of Decision: 24.10.2024 RAKESH JAIN AND OTHERS ... Petitioner

VERSUS

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS AND OTHERS ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ. ****

Present:

Mr. Ankit Gupta, Advocate for Mr. Arjun Veer Sharma, Advocate for petitioners No.1 to 3.

Mr. D.S. Sidhu, Advocate for Mr. Vikas Bali, Advocate for petitioners No.4 to 11.

Ms. Akshita Chauhan, DAG, Punjab for respondent No.2.

Mr. Sachin Jain, Advocate for respondent No.3.

Respondents No.4 and 5 already ex-parte.

Mr. Vishnu Dutt, Advocate for Mr. Naveen Bawa, Advocate for respondent No.6.

**** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the present petition is for directing respondents No.1 and 2 to interfere and halt the elections going to be conducted on 03.04.2022 for the Management of the Shri Atma Nand Jain School Committee and to further direct respondents No.3 to 6 and other office bearers not to conduct the elections being contrary to the constitution of Shri Atmanand Jain School Committee.

RAJENDER KUMAR 2024.10.26 07:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CWP-6925-2022 -2Notice in the writ petition was issued on 02.04.2022 with a direction that the election, if any, held shall be subject to final outcome of this writ petition.

Today, it has been apprised by the learned Counsel for the respondent-School Committee that the tenure of the Governing Body/ Management was for a period of one year and not only the election had been held but the tenure of the Governing Committee/Manager has also come to an end in April 2023. It is further submitted that now the dispute left in the present petition is academic only. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the above factual aspect.

In view of the above and while keeping the question of law open, the present petition is hereby disposed of as having been rendered infructuous.

(VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) OCTOBER 24, 2024.

JUDGE rajender Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No RAJENDER KUMAR 2024.10.26 07:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document