Karamjeet Kaur v. State Of Punjab And ORS

dated 11.03.2026 (Annexure P-13) issued by the learned District Development and Panchayat Officer, Sri Muktsar Sahib. 2.

At this stage, Mr. Harpreet Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, appears on behalf of the respondent-State, in pursuance of the advance copy of paper book having already been supplied to him. He, on instructions from Mr. Surinder Singh Dhillon, District Development and Panchayat Officer, Sri Muktsar Sahib, submits that the District Development and Panchayat Officer, Sri Muktsar Sahib, has requisitioned a meeting of all the Members (including the petitioner) of the Gram Panchayat on 27.03.2026 in his office, for discussing the development works of the village. It is further submitted that in case the petitioner participates in the said meeting, necessary proceedings shall be carried out in accordance with law.

He further submits that in the event of equality of votes, the petitioner - Karamjeet Kaur (Sarpanch) shall be permitted to exercise her right of casting vote in terms of Section 24(3) of the 1994 Act. 2.1 Learned State counsel further submits that any decision with regard to the appointment of an Administrator shall be considered by the competent authority only after the aforesaid meeting is held. 2.2 As regards 3.

Keeping in view the aforesaid submissions made by learned

State counsel, no further orders are required to be passed in the present writ petition and the same is, accordingly, disposed of. 4.

All the pending application(s), if any, shall also stand closed.