^w!^ fy» ^ HIQH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Single Bench: Hon'bte Shri .tagdish Bhalla, Ag ChiefJustice. PETmONER RESPONDENTS Writ PetlUon No. 868 S002 Anandram son of late Hiratal Ayam (Gond) aged 39 years Ex-Sarpanch R/o Village Kargamar Gram Panchayat Paohra, Post Pachra Block PEirrii Uprora Tah. Katghora Distt. Korba (C.G) Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarti Through: Collector Bilaspur (C.G.) 2. ChiefExecutiveOfficer.Janpad Panchayat Pondi - Uprora Tahsil Katghora Distrid Korba (C.G.) 3. Sub-Dwisional Otficer, Katghora Tahsil Katghora Distt. Korba<C.G.) Writ Petition under Article 227 of Constitutlon of India. Present: None for the petitioner. Shri U. N. S. Deo, Govemment Advocate General for the respondents No.1 and 3/State. ORAL ORDER (Passed on Itf" August, 2007) This writ petition is directed against the show cause nottoe passed by the Sub-Dlvisional Ofncer, Katghora, Distt Korba under the Clause (D) of sub-Section (1) of Section 36 of the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 19^3 (for short the 'Act, 1993'). Admittedly, the petitioner has more than two children and the third child^bom on 25.10.2001tmade the petitloner disqualified from holding the post of the Sarpanch. AccoFdingly, the removal of the petitioner is In compliance of the statutory provisions contalned in Section 36(1) (D) of the Act, 1993. The petitioner has not chaltenged the legality and validity ofthe aforesaid provislons of law. Jn light of the above, the order passed by the authority concemed Is in accordance with provisions of law. No interference is warranted. Witti these observations, the writ petition is dfemissed. Sd/- ^ActingChiefJustice Karuna