RAGHABHAI MANSUKHBHAI VANJARA Vs. TALUKA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs:-

(2.) The case of the petitioners in brief is that six members of Gram Panchayat i.e. Chanchelav Gram Panchayat moved no confidence motion against the Sarpanch and Deputy Sarpanch on 20/8/2020. According to the petitioners, thereafter the meeting was convened as provided by law. As a result of which, the Secretary of Gram Panchayat reported the same to the respondent vide communication dtd. 31/8/2020. On 4/9/2020, the respondent fixed the date of the meeting by appointing Taluka Panchayat Officer, Shri H.G. Gohil, as Presiding Officer. During the course of meeting, the petitioners objected to the procedure, however, the Presiding Officer, accepted the applications, but did not pay any attention and proceeded to complete the process of meeting.

(3.) With the aforesaid background, the petition has come up for consideration and after issuance of notice vide order dtd. 16/12/2020, learned advocate Mr. Pradip J. Patel, has received instructions to appear on behalf of the respondent and filed also an affidavit-in-reply by producing relevant documents and since the pleadings are completed in the present proceedings, the learned advocates have jointly requested the Court to take up the matter for hearing.