JAGDEV SINGH BHATOA vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS — CWP/13312/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: --DISMISSED on 15th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 30-Apr-2026

CNR: PHHC010724822026

e-Filing Number

28-04-2026

Filing Number

CWP/26035/2026

Filing Date

29-Apr-2026

Registration No

CWP/13312/2026

Registration Date

29-Apr-2026

Judge

Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi , Mr. Justice Deepak Manchanda

Coram

Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi , Mr. Justice Deepak Manchanda

Bench Type

Double

Category

97.21 - VIRES-ELECTION ( 864 )

Judicial Branch

WRITS -I BRANCH

Decision Date

15-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--DISMISSED

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.JAGDEV SINGH BHATOA

    Adv. NIKHIL GHAI

  2. 2.JAGDEV SINGH BHATOA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

  2. 2.JAGDEV SINGH BHATOA

  3. 3.Department of Local Government

  4. 4.Deputy Commissioner,

  5. 5.Sub Divisional Magistrate Morinda

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-May-2026

    Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi,mr. Justice Deepak ManchandaView PDF

    Case Summary: CWP No. 13312/2026 The Punjab High Court dismissed Jagdev Singh Bhatoa's petition challenging municipal elections scheduled for May 26, 2026. The petitioner argued the municipality's 5-year tenure should be counted from the Vice President election on November 25, 2022, not from the oath-taking ceremony on May 4, 2021. The court held that the "first meeting" under Section 13 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, begins when oath is administered to newly elected councillors, regardless of whether President/Vice President elections occur simultaneously. Since councillors received salaries and became municipal members from May 4, 2021, extending their tenure beyond 5 years would violate the statutory limit and Article 243(U) of the Constitution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 29-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. CWP/13312/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CWP No. 13312/2026 The Punjab High Court dismissed Jagdev Singh Bhatoa's petition challenging municipal elections scheduled for May 26, 2026. The petitioner argued the municipality's 5-year tenure should be counted from the Vice President election on November 25, 2022, not from the oath-taking ceremony on May 4, 2021. The court held that the "first meeting" under Section 13 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, begins when oath is administered to newly elected councillors, regardless of whether President/Vice President elections occur simultaneously. Since councillors received salaries and became municipal members from May 4, 2021, extending their tenure beyond 5 years would violate the statutory limit and Article 243(U) of the Constitution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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