Si^stisi'ul' IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDJCATURECHH^mSGARH AT BILASPUR W.RNQ. _ &<_ 7 200^" Petitioner ^i?f-3ES-^^: Versus Respondents '^ Dwarika Prasad S/o Late Shri Sewak Ram, Aged about 42 years, Caste Gond (S.T.), R/o Vmage Gangdwari, P.0. SUdaha, P.S.Pathsffia, Tah : Mimgeli, Dist: Bilaspur-fC.G.) ^ ', ^'8tate bf Chhattisgarh, ThrougK The Secretaiy, Panchayat 8s ^Developinent of Urban / Local lr Administa-ation, Mantralaya, D.K.S Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur-fC.G.) The CUhattisgarh State Election Commission, 'Ru-ough Its Secretaiy / Commissioner Mahanadi Khand, Mantralaya, Parisar, Raipur-(C.G.) The Collector, Dist: Bilaspur-fC.G.) The Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Patharia, Block Pafharia, TahsU Mungeli, Dist: BUaspur-fC.G.) The Secretaiy, Gram Panchayat Gangdwari, Block Patharia, TahsU Mungeli, Dist: BUaspur-(C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OFINDIA 'iteA.aN*1' r^ ^?4T?r<T, "g'tii-H'ito, M??raTT<: G3.T5t<o. i5~- ^!l?sy^^^^l£^t' Shri Bharat Rajput, couns^l for the petiuoner. c/ Shri Naval Kishore Agraw^l, Depun' Advocate General for tfae State/respondents No. 1 and 3. Stui Prainod Kuinsir Venu.^ Reply has already b6en filep. on behalf of fhe State/respondents No. 1 aad 3. As replv has aireadv b^ respective paities were heard for The petitioner by this writ j C.oastitution of India has que] Psniel Lavwer for respondent No.2. en iiled on behalf of the State/ respondents No. 1 and 3, tliei^poi-e, arguments of couasel for the final disposal of ihe petition. setition luiderArticle 226/227 oftlie stioned the legalih', propriew and correctness ol'the order dated 2^.11.2004 (Annexure P-3) passed by respondent No.3 i.e. CoUecfol', Bilaspur, whereby the leanied CoUector chaiiged flie categoiy, df Gi'am Panchayat: Gaagdwari fi-oin Scheduled Tribe (Male) to Scfaediiled Caste fMale'l. The peutioiier's case is th^t he is an active social worker atid 1 reslding m fhe temtorial jurisdiclion of Gram Panchayal: Gangdwari, t.ir since his parental times and he jiug Gond by caste, thei-efore, the Block; Patharia, District Bilasp belongs to Scheduled Tribe be iinpugned order dated 25.1 1.200^ passed by the CoUector is contraiy to the provisions ofSection 17 (• Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiruyam, Act'), as such, the impugiied ord^r is iUegal. On the other hand, as resoondcnts No. 1 aild 3. on thd l) of the CIuiattisgarh Panchairat Raj 1993 fhereiaafter referred to as 'tbe per the reply filed by the State/ _clate whcn the constitucncics were Gt:PRJ—FS/350—12/2000—50,000. 4-? ;3^ •^l'yiCtS,, gifl)W , facj IMy. .: : td.^>.^8.H.' "^200S- 3I^?I 1^» sn^rfliiRi-nih, 'wiTsh^t^N? tWST^lteian^t 2. categorized i.e. 23°d SSpfeniber^ voter t»fViUaee PancUavat: Gaadxlwari, wliereas he was fhe voteis of Gram^:^ Jhflga, GlBni^^^^^^ declaring ^fhc Panchayat; (3a4g^^ E rc^n^ e^ ftir ScheduIedTribe (Male) thB petity ^. Village Eanchayaf:; GaagdTCari. Gallgdwara eamS'^^laicm' aboat 'hl^irtll'i '<|i|<"i(^f 1S(zf<pl«;K ^'3iRin SD^I' ; 2004, the petitioiier vpas not thae BhaTewa, District; Durg, After ner inoved an appBcation before the Registering lOfficer ®n&X0.20CJ4 in teserv^ coiistituency aiut g^A^ ^ Wfaen. the •vill^ers pf yiUage: jthis iact th^y made a CQEaplaiat on ^.l0.'2004-^ to ^^ SiSi^yGnse^,/ PsaissE^^ that i fbje petituaner b.ereul is aast thei^sitienf of^Vipa^: Gaagdwari and lus naiae has been. ' iBcIyded in. fhe yofer; lis|t^ uicprrectte. OXL this epiaplajnt, enquliy_ was inade and ; ffi Divjsipiial Officer vide its CQTnTnilTiication dated 27.1Q.2QOt aufhorize»KtheAd4ila^^ ^ienqjiiria^;iiito the ^Bl^laii^ ofthatm.eetingf of th.e PaxLchayat. yillagers (prram, SaBba) , was cpu^ned^^^ o^ 29.10.20(^^01 ^ysisicli&y^^esistfeS. that BO^ mfimber pf airy Seheduled"*i!riBe iis;^t^^;;Vil^ge^ P^ fflmily oEtlre petitaSle^^ i^sMi^^^^ Aocordiagly, a repprf was; inade Gram Paojehaxat; iiSaiiadffiari I ^iavc hcard l(-ami:d^<nTims .to rthe Collector, aad the. CQUeGtpr afier fi-iratniTiiria fhn rRporf fl^rl thp •RnvnT^TTi GBpdeT. dated 15.10.200^! (AanexiEH^ ^-9); ?pa^se8(Ile^^^^^ H^.-excluded fltomri fhe Teserved categoiy of ScIieduIed^^E^ categdiy.. .'.|; .:: ^'y:..':yv::,:::^, •Ife^ttw parties, Gt; PRJ—PS/350—12/2006—50,00)}. ^ '-'lwl<'i'4,;^Ti]'9*i6,'J^<?ii<iy;(. ..^.^.. jt-""•^200£- 3TI^?I iaq» an^rmfyihff ^V 3IItt?Tsr>*<i<») •.;/-• •<A VtV Ee.atiieti-^c'dunsel ior •ifaje a permanenl residenfof ViUage: <^ laml ia that viUage.fflereBwe, hi^ also subimtted th.af issideBGe peljttioner certificate on 20.11.2004 byfheSaipaiic}i,| \ , .,., furftier subuutted thfl.t ia vi@a? of-l of ViUage^ Gangdwan and flie^ Coliector is cMitrarv t6 tfae ]aw E>efbr& passmgMte OTiier the petitaj On tKe otb.er haad. appeat-uig oit belialfiof^fbfi State^l Paael Lawver a|)pea:mig,o!i ^eBalf] oer tUe iCeasua 2QQ1, .reteKaat person iosloEgmg to^ ^ScIieduteil Qaugdwari and. even wfaea Gaagc| SGbcdyled Tnbe on 22.9.2004, the voter of ©ramRaaeliavat: oiilyoQ :1.5.10.2004, 'mhereas^llei !3iStnct:, Dui^, ;.evea? todajt- caluiot be a^voter ipf two wiBage^ riame JQ; Villnge Paac.bayat; wfaen the Panchayat^wg^jeafe^in^ day tliere wast a& ;Sc!liedu]ed,H GangdwgEn, aaa no ^ScIifiduled^ Paucbayat. In fhe clTcunistaQcjes,| le^uiied ©rizled 1^i<i^<ft'? *ii*i?ff '^fs^ ^I^I'^K; ^aifasaiS^r '•^ . a%uc<l Atiat^ t&e oetifcionar is. raagdwan and he has got aricesfral nauie was correctiv iacluded. He was issued to fhe petitioaer Gram Panchayat: Gangdwan. He tlie.above.thepetitioner^wasyoteT iingugiied iQrder passed t)% the .e. Section 17 (41 of ttieAct, aad iner was-not lieard, Degut^ Advocate Oeneral t-eapondeirtg No.t & 3 and;]eariied pfrcspOD.dentNo.2arguedthataS ofwlueh is AnsiexSsie R-1Q, no T'nt)e was TesKling in yiliagei wan jtenchav'at was categonged as tfaat date the T>etttioffler;waS not igdwari^ te got Us aaine^includ was atrgaffiv wolBr pf ViB^e; cttfflga, :, fin the first iihstaitce, ! OSK^ The {petttiaaer got^^ixicIwleB.i his f^an oa IS.W.QOCWMwc^after as; Selieduted Tribe and QH.tbat t^e persoa residjjagl. in ^Vfflage^ 'Ti'ibe^peTa3il;.,'was^.i;vt3^eryo£^ithat; ^the^decision1 tsili.eu; by the golfeeitorl .dlwari ola GaJigdwarL, ©anfclwari » Gt. PRJ—FS^50—t2/2000—50,000. iiiiiia +- 'S^^t'Misl^^gi'nlwi'a, fa<ai"a1^ .-...MS.:M:^l "^IZGOS' ^m^rwi^ ('jqiyii^) an^t ^l ft-fKii WS W^itslfii'h '^sint^ite a)i^[ ^ is in acco:rdatlce \rith fKe provis^ns, aiccoixlirig to 17 (4) and 33-Aofttae.Aet. Haviag tieard lesirued Goijnsel for fhc parties, I have perused the dociunents ahd the petition, In this connection, c]a,use| ':'. ^> ' ofJadia defities ''°T)OpulatiGn''.!v ascsiwined cetWe last pre(x:dm.c htwe beeftpubSshed Artiele 2'::! Seats envisages that *<3./Secttss] Casies; and (b) tlw: ScheSuSetf numberofseatssore9ervedshct.\ proportion ta tlw fotcil nuniber^of\ thcit Paiv^iayaf as^We Panchayat area ar of'lhe bears /to'the ^tBtctl yopulation sj^ allotted^by rotatton^o Stfferent (xi2s) of Sectloii; 2 6f llie Acti the popuiationfCis Os^rtameQ^ Televcifft figures^Waye Iseert puU^ Section; 17 of^tfeeAGtalso refersl no popuicttiort. of Sd^ectuled BaBkivard Glasses,: Sltcintieeja^ Schechtled Castes. tScftedulaS the case mayl&^'K. 'Flierefia'e:, Section 2;an,dJ'provisQ to' sub-se{ elause^ff) ofjATticle"3431:aiic}:^ defiites <ni<il<i<ilT*fi*«!ii^f 1srat<Fal^lt " ^? sifgiTan^r^, .;? ScfteSuled (f) OfArticle 243 of the Constitution ]Populatton Tneans the poffula.tion as census ofwhicHWe ret^arcffigures t3-D which deals wifh Reseivation of ffylcdl beTeservedfar-(a)ST.e Scheduled ^Pribes, in every Panchciyttt a.rvl fhe f? Aeoft as raeoo^y as ?nag be, fftesaine \seals^t0l)e jWedbydireca.^elecSicai in afthe ScheSuleiS Vastes m. tfuxt TTibes in that Panchaycct wed •thal area ctnd szich seats inciy be o^nstituencaes wi ctPanchctgalS." Olauae "pdpulafi'Bir'. ''Poftula.tion^vmeans '^ld^prewdsng^censuS ofwltifS'iihe Kheci. RKwiso^to sub-scGBDH (4)^^^^6^ \tha^"Vhe Gralri.Pandw^Cfti whifSthXts ^m^ Sdieshited Trihes or other (SfideSfwa.ttatmerS ofseat fesStvefifor or-sther SasktsWsl Classes, as •coiyoint,'iTesuiitig^;bf^elayse^(xix); of sfion;(4) of^ction 17 oftlieteit'witll ^43 ^ !of"thc O^ffiBttiloli of (Jfwfes excll.ided.fe ' B)eS Alitielc Gi.T'RJ—FS/350—12/2000—50.000. r^t ?^^iflictti,.'s'!i-ly<i6,,M<?iiyy<, ^.^.MS^^M.....^.... •^2005' a}i^r'<Rgi'(iyy^<^) tni^i^itfiaiw wnsn^fafflw ^ •(li.. wnw^ifcf an^r -5- nilit oflast ;<lin' SG&edi.lIed '^?' fli&^i^scord vfcter tt) Itidia, Snia]^s it isfear ttt^ po^nil^l is to be seen ftoia the figures to tiiat population bf ]ast prece^.i made. As per fhe extract of Gaagdwan there was no Moreover, it is evident fi?Eun, petitipiieris stiU. voter of Yillage: so long, ftie petitioner js Representatic>n0f?I%apleAct», of two plaees. But^ eveir ih.en before tlie Registeriag Officer ofl inclusion of Mis aauie in ttlS; Gaagdwari wIiiGh was cpntiarv PeopfeAct, 1951, As has beeri nien.tibiied tfaat ViUa^; Gaugdwari 'iias category, they imade a coni@]flj]4t Bflaspur, fer ttae mistaSg^ ciegt- Schediiled Tiibie, as thcis was Gangdw^. AGcoidiagty, tte conduct enquiry arui tfae S.D^Q. Patliaria, tp eoDduot enquuy, Qram. Sabhawas coirwned on 3 fhat theTe -WSLS n6 yoterin •fliei siich, a rcquesf was luade. fcr ^l Sabha; spcciSsaUy saM ithat^tbe aM> &iU> add <w<^t<ii4 *it*iy?E ^f^^l ^tf^ft^R^ ,. . . : ^i' SlRlH 3lA?t:" '^ ;:;: ^tioa lESr.fhe 'puipoaes of^rgservation : precediiig census, and aeeordm.g png census the resaivation is to be ICensus 2001 bf (jram Pauehayat: Tribe pppulation iil that vfllage. and adinittjed position. that fhe |JIulga, District: fiui^, auil fheBefbtc, of that ! viUage, in view of , itd person is eatitled to t)e voter; |ile petttiGQer inoved |an applieatiori jgiUage^Gangdwan oii.Q.lO.2004 for voter list of Vill^e Paaehayac the provisio.n&ofReweseittation of ab4?ve Been :, whea tlie viUagers canie to kuow reserved fer Sch.edtiJed: Tribe to t3[ Jomt GiKc^i^easst^^ -ni^m 'ieseiviag tj&e jpaneliayat as woter of Sehedulecl Tribe in ;®lage: Bivisioaal Officer'w!^ directed to autbionzed fiie Additioaal Teiisukiffir, m puisuant^ ofthat.a HMtetmg o^ !9,10.2004 ia whieU it^was rosolveti agglielongiQg to SGl2e<iule($4*ribG,,as diangaig o£categoiy aad ttie^Cxram ^Gtitioitcr hjerein is fihc .ecaijcte Oi, TTU—PS/350—12/2000—50,000: ^:: 'SSSff^^^ S^-'^ll'Mlpt'y; :®^tlyIS, T81'?ll*fl|,< J3.^Ro,M.,.,..;, ^3005^ ^V^^t: CV^yf) 3B^I]SR ft-ii* ^T 5t)*11<f* ai p'll s^oi^'yl^tt S^SR 6 eiisfblms ttits Vi11f)ge: JTiflga. Oli cecerving th^ authorization dated 15.10.2004 i^s proceedings under flie powers (4) ofSection 17 and Section 33-A| Sub-section (4) of Scction seats reserved und.er ihis secfion authority in ihe Gram Pancfuiyat prescnbed. Tnannei", Proyiso to Panchccyai. iphichhas np populaticifi Tribes or other BcjcklSdrd C-la^ses\ seat reserved for SeS-teduled Badauard Classes, as\the csase that wfafin Pandb.ayat; Gaitgdwari ^? by order dated 22.9.2QQ4, ttie ^ Panchayat: Gau.gdwan, his name on. an. ^pUcation filed^by luui oa fbe voter list of ViUage; UIulga petitipDfir^fiiutsiltiaGejatS.No.l4Q^. sbter of Village: •Itulga- Moreover;) populationof Sisheduled.Tri.be m'^[ Scction. 33-A 6f thc Acf qnythn^ contwriednt'Che Act orifdf. erroK or onussion G^»pcff®n(^on reseri/alian of &eats^WmSeT^sub-se^t aub-setstions .(3),j^3)'^a.nd-^f)^of. wiiCiy^beSe0rFsgCeSf^^f e^rescrtKe<^: C'Asfes. nDpy <<>)l!.<'l<jl-l HIH<'fl'?ft^tt&l<$l< ^3T^H3?lS?T. , • repQil^ tlifi (%Iieclor in vi^ i^sued bv the Govenynent mifialed Lspilmg under proviso to sTib-sectiou tofthe Act. |1T. of the Act envisages that "ffie \s]il^ll Se allotted by the prestsibed ffmthihfhe blpck by iwfatiori in ttle sectionenvisages that "<Ae Qram ofSdteduteS Casfesjor Scheauled shq.11 'be excluded fof a.ilptmeni of ScKeduled Tribea or otlzer tsS'. It is an adDaitted positipa ^as reserved fbr ST (Male) categorv ]|ietitioner was not voter of ifiigia Iwasiacluded ontyoD. 15.10.2004 19.10.2004. lt isai.so^evideiit&oai ^uiexui®R-^^ that fhe iiaiae 6f)tiie •*.:''.'".'.- .' ••'':•''•• •: |? TIlere&Bs,! admittedity hewas tbe& |aspereeBsus2001j,(tfaer&wasi>D ?|il!age^ Gaugdwari. enyis^cs tfaat "notwithsianding tesNicKte(ftereuiRde^ihe<3enoafi ;^^,^^f^^te^re<»reiregGOTSngs ^^ancf^.:o,f".Sec^oft.^l 17^ apartjrwn^ather seGtiffrs^i^ ^CTwyiQi'T^utrth.yie^iFdW^firTTiissto'i'tli (Ajimi -setfions Se<Bion BRJ—FS/350—12/2000-1^0,000. Miffl! "^••M M •IU ~:F 3^^!'41<1^, -0itilwj<o, M<ytiyg? ^.W^.lf-.. •^,200^ an^T '^3^fc'jcilyi<t*:r) SD^I^T'RSW wi sii^i'anWK •^. Somd '?t?W ^f?fl <3iTt9T -7+ >y' ^ ofthe Stdie Gctvemntent or the ojQ at any time before the TlUTefcire, fhe Coltector was i coricctioa as per the 'SPovisions exercisedi the power- uzider tfais State Govem.ment (Atuiexure R-^) In vlew of the above &ct, I | mcorrectuess ia t&e orderpasse^ in the result, tb.e petitioa be disiaissed and it is accpidiag^ Coiiseciuently, M.(ft?.)P.No| dlsposed o£ ; aomT^.enoement 'nntsi'Bi iwal 'ii'fe1^ <F«fs;i< ?F aifiiH sii^i ; yicer aufhomed by ii forthe purpoae, of electioft proceedings'. intitled to mitiate proceeduigs for of Section 33-A of fhfi Act, and he Sectiori under ttie authoriU' of the issued on 15.10.2004. |dp not find any iUegality, infirmit»ror by tlie Gollector, Bflnspur. Es iiot mauitauiable, same is liable to ^r, disinissed. Nocosfs. 14/3005 and I.A.No. 24/3005 staud Sd/- L.C. Bhadoo Judge Gt. PRJ—FS/350-12/2000—50.000. <b K