RANVIR SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-16692-2026 1 124 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-16692-2026 Date of decision : 22.05.2026 Ranvir Singh ...Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Charanpal Singh Bagri, Advocate and Ms. Gurjit Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. *** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J.(Oral) 1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the rejection of nomination papers, which the petitioner had submitted to contest the election of Nagar Panchayat, Khamano scheduled to be held on 26.05.2026. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the nomination papers have wrongly been rejected, therefore, such orders passed should be set aside and the petitioner should be allowed to contest the elections. 3. Notice of motion. 4. Mr. Jastej Singh, Addl.A.G.Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State and submits that under Section 74 of the Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘1994 Act’) the election petition is maintainable for the challenge of elections and in Section 89 of the 1994 Act, grounds for challenge to be rais