HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WMT PETmON (0 No. 691 1 of2008 PETmONER : Smt. Goutam Bai Aged about 38 years, W/o Saheb Lal, Caste - Gond, R/o Village Garra, Tehsil - ChhuieKhadan Distt. - Rajnandgaon (C.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS : 1. StateofChhattisgarh,Throu^iCollector,Dist. Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 2. Retummg Officer, Up Khand Khairagarh; t. Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 3. Secretary, Gram Panchayat Gacra, Tehsil Chhuiekhadan, Dist. -Rajnandgaon (C.G.) WRTT PETmON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTrTUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon'Ue Shri Satfsh K. Asnuhutri. J. Preseat: ShriH.S.Ahluwalia, Advoeatetbrtfaepetitioner. Shri Bhaskar Payasi, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondent No. 1 ORALORDER ^* (Passed on 11"' day of December, 2008) With the consent ofthe parties, the matter is taken up for hearing fmally. Leamed coumel appearing for flie petitioner submits fhat fhe petitioner was the eiected Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Garra, Tehsil Chhuiekhadan, District Rajnandgaon. No confidence motion was carried out agamst the petitioner vide resolution dated 30.09.2008 (Annexure P/l). Being aggrieved, the inatter was referredto the Collector under section 21(4) of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 (for short 'the Adhiniyam, 1993). «=FF -2- Shri AMuwalia furtfaer contends that sub section (4) ofsection 21 ofthe Adhiniyam, 1993 provides thatthe Collector shall decide flie reference as far as possible, within 30 days from the date on which it was received by him and his decision shall be final. The petitioner fUed an appeal under section 91 of the Adhiniyam, 1993 before the Collector on 03.10.2008 (Annexure P/4). Later on, the petitioner filed an application for eonversion ofthesaid appeal into reference under section 21(4) ofthe Adhiniyam, 1993 (Annexure P/5). Vide order dated 14.10.2008 (Annexure P/6), the said appeal was converted into reference. More than two months have passed but no decision has been taken as yet. 3. In view of the requirement of the provisions of law, it is desirable and expedient that the Collector, Mahasamund may consider and decide the above-stated reference as expeditiously as possible, preferably wifhin a period ofone month fromthe date ofreceipt ofa copy ofthis order. 4. Wifh the above olbsenrations, this petition stands disposed of. No order asto costs. 5. Coiisequently, I.A. No. 1, for stay, also stands disposed of. .V ^t^ ^0 'i^ ^ Nnit.: