Chandigarh, May 13

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Faridkot convener-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner Gurjeet Singh to file his personal affidavit on a petition filed by 10 municipal councillors of Jaiton Municipal Council for setting aside the proceedings of a meeting for electing the president and vice-president dated May 7.

The Bench of Justice Ajay Tewari and Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj also issued a notice of motion to the State of Punjab, Cabinet Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and other respondents, while taking up a petition filed by Suman Devi and 10 other petitioners through counsel Krishan Singh Dadwal and Naresh Kumar. — TNS