HIRA Vs. CHETU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS Special Appeal is directed against the judgment of G.C. Mathur J. dated 28th April, 1966, allowing writ petition No. 670 of 1966 filed by respondent No. 1 Chetu. The last election of the Chairman and members of the Town Area Committee. Newari, district Meerut, was held on 29th of November. 1964.

(2.) THE dispute in the present case relates to Ward No. 5 which is a double member constituency in which one seat is reserved for the scheduled caste and the other is a general seat. There were four contestants in this Ward, i.e. the appellant Hira and respondent No. 1 Chetu, both of scheduled caste and Davanand and Maujuddin for the general seat.

(3.) THE first meeting of the Town Area Committee after the election dated 29th November. 1964 was held on 7th of December, 1964. For this, notice was sent to respondent No. 1 Sri Chetu and not to the appellant Hira and it was the former who participated in the meeting. Thereafter in every meeting in the Town Area Committee up to December 1965 not Hira appellant but Chetu respondent No. 1 participated.