KULWINDER KAUR AND ORS vs THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.141 CWP-20777-2026 Date of decision: 13.07.2026 Kulwinder Kaur and others ....Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present: Mr. A.S. Sra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Jastej Singh, Addl. A.G., Punjab. * * * DEEPAK SIBAL, J. (Oral) 1. Through this petition, the petitioners seek issuance of directions to the State to convene meeting of the newly elected members of Nagar Panchayat, Nathana so that oath of allegiance can be administered to them as also elections to the post of President and Vice President(s) can be held. 2. At the outset, learned State counsel submits that the meeting, as above, shall be convened within two weeks; the entire meeting and the venue from the outside, from all possible angles, shall be got videographed which videography shall include the process of voting by the members by raising of their hands; the CCTV/video-graphed material shall be preserved under the care and custody of Deputy Commissioner, Bathinda for a period of three months and that adequate security, if so required, shall also be made available outside the venue w