STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. SURINDER SINGH BANOLTA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Constitution of India is suprema lex. Part IX of the Constitution of India was inserted by Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992. Article 243B mandates that there shall be constituted in every State, Panchayats at the village, intermediate and district levels in accordance with the provisions of the said Part. Part IX speaks of composition of panchayats (Article 243C), reservation of seats (Article 243D), and duration of panchayats (Article 243E). It also provides for disqualifications for membership in terms of Article 243F stating:

(3.) Article 243O of the Constitution of India imposes a bar to interference by courts in electoral matters stating: