.^^y^ ^^ ^^ HIGH COURT OP CHHAmSGAKH. BILASPOR DB: HON'BLB I.M. QUDDU8I & HON'BLB N.K. AGR&WAL, JJ W.P (Cl No. 1877 of 2010 V». WRIT PBTITIOK UNDBR ARTICLB 226 OP THB CON8TITUTION OF INDIA APPEARANCB: Mr. Abhishek Sioha, counsel for fhe PetitioBer. Mr. Viaay Harit, Depuly Advocate General witii Mr. Suiyakaat Mishra, for fhe State/respondents 1 & 2, Mr. Chaadresh Shrivastava, counsel for rcspondent no,4. ORALORDBR (19.08.2010) Per I.M. QUDDU8I. J UM 1. By this writ pefitlon fUed under Article 226 of fhe Constitution of India, fhe petitioner is challengmg fhe Notification dated 22.012.2009 issued u/s 5(l)(a) of tfae Chhatdsgarh MuiiicipaUties Act^ 1961 whereby certam PBTITIONBR Shivbalak, son of Shri Somar Sai, aged about 36 years, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat, Bhaadi, P.0. Kasra, Distt. Korea (C.G). RBSPONDBNT8 1. State of Chhattisgarh fhroiagh fhe Secretary, Department of Town Admmistcation aad Developmeat, Secretariat, D<K,S. Bhawaa, Raipur (C.G). 2. CoUector, Distnct Korea (C.G). 3. Jaapad Panchayat, Baikmifbpiir, fhrough Chief Bxecutive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Baikunthpur> Distt. Korca 4. Nagar PsSaka., Baikunthpur, through fhe Chief Miuiicipal Officer, N^ar PaUka, Baikunfhpur, Distt, Korca (C.G). "'^. •••r^\ -l^ ^t !^S1®^X "'fl^I^ ''^sess^ viUages namely Bhandi, Majhgawaa, Maaidalpara, Cheivapara have been iacluded ia Nagarpalika Baiktmfhpiir- ^ This Court vide onler dated 16,6.2010 has made a query to learaed Addl. Advocate General as to whefher the notification u/s 126(1) was issued before fhe notification u/s 126(2) of fhe Chhattisgarh Paachayat Adhiniyam ia respect of Gram Paachayats mentioned at Serial No. 14, 15, 16 & 17 of Annexurc P-l. Learaed Deputy Advocate General has produeed a copy of letter dated 17th August, 2010 atong-wifh notification dated 16th August, 2010 sfaowiag fhat the State Govemment wfafle exercisiag powers coiiferrcd under Sectioii 5-A(1), has excluded fhese viUages fipom notification dated 22,12.2009 (Aanexure P-1). Learaed coxussel for fhe petitioner has raised objection to fhe saaie in view of the gnevance raised in fhis writ petition to the eflTect fhat wifhout issuiag notificatioii u/s 126(1) of Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, notification u/s 126 (2) could not have been issued. Siace fhe viUages have been excluded, ia our view, the saiae coiild not be iacluded at all ia the notfc&eation Axinexure P-l> aad therefore, exclusion of the villages will not be treated as first included aad fhereafter excluded, It shall be treated as if fhey were never iacluded ia the notification m view of non- coixipliaace of provisions of seetion 126(1) aad further fhe notification dated 16A August, 2010 shaU be treated to have been issued u/s 21 ofthe C,G. General Clauses Act Accordingly, fhis writ petition is disposed of, No cost C.C. as per rules. Sd/- I.M. Quddusi Judge Sd/- N. K. Agarwal Judge Rao