AVTAR SINGH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

CWP No.17066 of 2026 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 135 CWP No.17066 of 2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 25.05.2026 AVTAR SINGH AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS ........Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Parambir Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Jastej Singh, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) 1. In the present petition, the prayer of the petitioners is that in order to conduct free and fair elections to the Municipal Corporation, Bathinda, which are scheduled to be held on 26.05.2026, the official respondents including Punjab State Election Commission and the officers working for the Commission during the election process, be directed to bring into operation certain requirements, including the installation of CCTV cameras inside and outside the polling booths, as well as at the places where counting of the votes so casted is conducted, as well as the storage rooms where the votes so casted in the election are being kept after polling before the same are counted. 2. Learned counsel for the parties agree that the