JAGRUP SINGH AND ORS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-19523-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 112 CWP-19523-2026 Date of Decision :26.06.2026 Jagrup Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMARI Present: Mr. Yajur Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Pujnab. *** Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition has been filed with a prayer that the elections to the Municipal Council Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur has been conducted on 13.06.2026 and in the said elections, out of total 15 wards, the petitioners have been able to be elected in 8 wards and the sitting MLA of Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur, who is also the member of the Municipal Council Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur is supporting the petitioners and is also entitled to vote when the elections to the post of President and Vice President are to be held. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that as per the Punjab Municipal (President and Vice President) Election Rules, 1994 (herein after referred to as ‘1994 Rules’), the Deputy Commissioner Gurdaspur is to fix the 1st meeting for admi