RASHI VASUDEVA vs STATE OF PUNJAB — CWP/15485/2026

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

Case disposed Next hearing 15-May-2026

CNR: PHHC010842302026

e-Filing Number

15-05-2026

Filing Number

CWP/30597/2026

Filing Date

15-May-2026

Registration No

CWP/15485/2026

Registration Date

15-May-2026

Judge

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

Coram

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

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.RASHI VASUDEVA

    Adv. ANKUSH VERMA

  2. 2.Rashi Vasudeva

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF PUNJAB

  2. 2.Rashi Vasudeva

  3. 3.Director Dept of Local Bodies

  4. 4.Additional Chief Secretary

  5. 5.Deputy Commissioner

  6. 6.Commissioner of Municipal

  7. 7.The State Election Commission

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-May-2026

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

    Case Summary: CWP 15485/2026 (Rashi Vasudeva v. State of Punjab) The High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissed Rashi Vasudeva's petition challenging the state's November 11, 2025 notification reserving municipal wards for Scheduled Castes/Backward Classes. The court held that Article 243T of the Constitution and Section 8 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 grant the government discretion (using "may," not "shall") to retain previously reserved wards rather than rotate them, which prevails over the 1972 Rules requiring mandatory rotation. The court upheld the government's bona fide decision to reserve wards with maximum population of reserved categories. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 15-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. CWP/15485/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CWP 15485/2026 (Rashi Vasudeva v. State of Punjab) The High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissed Rashi Vasudeva's petition challenging the state's November 11, 2025 notification reserving municipal wards for Scheduled Castes/Backward Classes. The court held that Article 243T of the Constitution and Section 8 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 grant the government discretion (using "may," not "shall") to retain previously reserved wards rather than rotate them, which prevails over the 1972 Rules requiring mandatory rotation. The court upheld the government's bona fide decision to reserve wards with maximum population of reserved categories. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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