MANJINDER KAUR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-14476-2026 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 150 CWP-14476-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.05.2026 Manjinder Kaur ....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER Present: Mr. Amandeep Singh Manaise, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Harpreet Singh, AAG, Punjab. ***** HARSH BUNGER J. (Oral) 1 Petition herein is, inter alia, seeking a writ in the nature of Certiorari, for quashing the letter (Annexure P-2) issued by respondent No.6 - Deputy Economic and Statistical Advisor, Gurdaspur, whereby respondent No.5 – Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Dinanagar has been appointed as executing agency to utilize the funds under the Rangla Punjab Vikas Scheme (Annexure P-1) for the development works in village Katowal, Tehsil Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur. 1.1 A further prayer has been made for issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus, for directing the respondents No.3 to 6, to utilize the Rangla Punjab Vikas Scheme funds for the development works of village Katowal, through its duly elected Gram Panchayat. 2. Briefly, petitioner – Manjinder Kaur, is stated to be Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Katowa