HEMLATA MEGHWAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THESE two writ petitions relating to the motion expressing want of confidence in the petitioner as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Badi, Tehsil -Girwa, District -Udaipur, were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

(2.) THE relevant facts are that the petitioner was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Badi in the month of February, 2010. Before entering upon her duties as Sarpanch, the petitioner took oath on 17.2.10. The directly elected members of the Gram Panchayat delivered a written notice of intention to make the motion expressing want of confidence in the petitioner as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat with the copy of proposed motion to the competent authority in the prescribed form on 27.1.12. The competent authority forwarded copy of the notice together with the copy of the proposed motion to the Sarpanch, Up Sarpanch and Members of Gram Panchayat and convened the meeting for consideration of motion vide notice dated 31.1.12. The meeting was scheduled to be held on 17.2.12.

(3.) ON 15.2.12, while admitting the writ petition preferred as aforesaid, this court passed an interim order in favour of the petitioner in the following terms: