स्टेट चुनाव आयोग को डेलिमिलेशन की 10.03.2022 की स्टेट्स ओर  11.03.2022 से पहले की गई वार्डबंदी अनुसार चुनावों की अधिसूचना दो सपताह में करने के हुकम दिए।

जालंधर/चंडीगढ़   आज तिथि अक्तूबर (सोनू बाईं) :  लोकल बोड़ीज़ के चुनावों के संवन्ध में 14 अक्तूबर 2024 को पंजाब अण्ड हरियाणा  उच्च नयालय के डबल बैंच  {माननिय जज अनिल खेतरपाल ओर शील नागू}  द्वार दिएगे फ़ैसले की सारे के दो पन्ने नींचे दिए गाए हैं:- 

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3.11 Subsequently, in a similar matter, vide order dated 04.05.2022, reported in 2022 (12) SCC 798, the Apex court again reiterated as under:-
“9” Accordingly,the election programme of each local bodies must proceed and the State Election Commission is obliged to notify the election programme within  two weeks from today in respect of such local bodies including to continue with the process from the stage as on 10.03.2022, on the basis of the delimitation done prior to  coming into force of the Amendment Act(s) w.e.f. 11.03.2022 in respect of concerned local bodies be taken as notional delimitation for the conduct of overdue elections and to conduct the same on that baisis in respect of such local bodies.”

3.12  Hence, the issue before this court is no longer res-integra. It is 
fairly settled. Therefore, the Court is guided by established precedents and does not need to revisit the fundamental legal principles, but rather apply
them to the present case. 
4. Decision:
41. The upshot of the aforesaid discussion is that this Court has no
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hesitation in issuing a writ of mandamus directing the State Election Commission, Punjab, and the State of Punjab to forthwith comply with the constitutional mandate and initiate the process of holding elections by notifying election programmes ni al the Municipalities and Municipal Corporations in question within 15 days from the date of this order without conducting the fresh exercise of delimitation.
4.2 With these observations,both the writ petitions are allowed.
4.3 All the pending miscellaneous applications, if any are also disposed of.

October 14, 2024

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