Refusal to Verify Candidate’s NOC in Zila Parishad Polls Not Interfered With; Challenge Held Barred under Article 243-O: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to interfere in a writ petition filed by Gursewak Singh, a candidate for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Punjab, who challenged the Halka Patwari’s refusal to verify the No Objection Certificate (NOC) required for submitting his nomination. The Court emphasised that the Constitution expressly restricts judicial intervention in the Panchayat electoral process. Constitutional Bar On Court Interference A bench…