JALANDHAR/CHANDI GARH
The Punjab government on Thursday announced its decision to withdraw the notification dissolving village panchayats in the state.
The government's decision to dissolve Gram Panchayats in Punjab was challenged in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Appearing before the Bench headed by Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, Punjab Advocate-General Vinod Ghai submitted that the notification would be withdrawn in the next couple of days.
The government, during the hearing of a related matter, had earlier defended the decision.
It had, among other things, stated that the notification on dissolving gram panchayats was in accordance with constitutional provisions.