KULWANT SINGH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-14752-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (222) CWP-14752-2026 Date of Decision : May 15, 2026 Kulwant Singh and others .. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Harsh Chopra, Advocate and Ms. Sukriti Verma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Jastej Singh, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. D.S. Randhawa, Advocate, for respondent No.3. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI J. (ORAL) 1. In the present writ petition, the challenge is to the holding of the elections to the Municipal Council, Kharar on the ground that after the last elections, certain area has been included into the limits of the Municipal Council, Kharar, which area was delimited by the respondent-State by issuing a notification after 01.01.2026 but the said notification has been withdrawn keeping in view the freezing of the boundaries of the Municipal Council keeping in view the notification of the Government of India for the purpose of census. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that till all the area which is within the limits of Municipal Council, Kharar is delimited, elections cann