MOTILAL Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) S. P. Srivastava, J. Heard Shri G. C. Bhattacharya, the learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vinod Mishra, the learned Chief Standing Counsel repre senting the respondents.

(2.) PERUSED the record.

(3.) THE learned Counsel for the petitioner has urged that the impugned notice/ order has been issued by the District Panchayat Raj Officer, Allahabad who had no jurisdiction in the matter as with the creation of the new District of Kaushambi much before the issuance of the impugned order the District Panchayat Raj Officer, Allahabad ceased to have any jurisdiction in the matter as Gram Panchayat Khedua, Vikas Khand Newada is situated in the new district Kaushambi beyond the territorial limits of the District Alld. within which the District Panchayat Raj Officer. Allahabad could exercise his jurisdiction contemplated under the amended Rule 33 (b ).