© \W . g IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P. No. gi 30 (2004 5‘,& PETITIONER Guharam Dhuruve, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Jewadankala, District- Kabirdham (C.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS : 1. Director, Panchayat, Chhattisgarh, Raipur (C.G.) Collector Kabirdham. District Kabirdham (C.G.) C.E.O. Janpad' Panchayat, Kabirdham., District— Kabirdham (C.G.) Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Jewadankala, District Kabirdham. ‘2. $0\ wé g T PETITION r UNDER ARTICLE 226 227 OF THE 333 , . CONSTITUTION OF INDIA {w " ‘3 £ m‘m ww223o/o‘1 Wm H \-09.2904 Shm Dmesh TiWari counsel 5hr! N K Agrawal Depufy Advocm'e General for +he 51'a1’e f/wffwlwle The pefi‘rioner has prefe 226/227 of fhe ConsTi‘ruTion of dafed 09.08.2004 passed by ‘H aipur in Appeal No.212—B/121; Direcfor, Panchaya‘f s‘my'ed fhe by 'Hne ‘Collecfor, Kabirdham whereby order dafed 04.06.2004 passed Monohar 5mgh MamWI Sarpunch of The Gram Panchaya‘r, Jewadankoia, was deciored d.squahfied on accourr‘r of bege‘H’ing fwo chiidren offer 260-12001 m Vlolcmon 01 Sechon y f Direcfor, Panchayaf, *rhe Chief Exacu'riire Officer, Janpad Panchaya‘l’ vide order’ dafed 13.08.2004 direc‘fwd “the 5ecre‘l’ary, Gram Panchaya'r Jewadankaia, To give charge of Sc rpanch To Manohar Singh Marawi offer faking charge from fhe pe‘i’i‘rioner herein I have heard iearned coLin: ;ei for The parfies on 'rhe quesfion of admission. Brief facfs leading f0 fiiing of fhis wrif pe‘h‘rion are fha‘i‘ in The generai el’ec‘rion ‘of' PanchayaT'Marohor Singh 'Marawi was eiec‘red as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayoi- Jewaaankaia however af er 26 01 2001 for fhe pehfloner m3! yW Ted fhls wm‘r pe‘i’mon under Amcie ,India being aggrieved by The order- 1,e\ Direc‘ror, Panéha'ya‘t, Chhm‘fisgarh, 03—04 '(Annexure ‘P-5) whereby The implemenfa‘fionrand execufion of fhe 36 (1)(m) read wifh sub—sec'fion (2) of he Panchaya+ Raj Adhiniyom, 1993 and pursuanf To “r‘he direcfion of 'rhe mmwww. am. \ V ‘& é R XLHC-22 ‘ ma iive children were born To skid Mandhar‘ Singh Mamwi, as such a compiaim was lodgéd dgains‘r him m ‘rhe off‘ce o: CcHec‘ror Af‘kr concluding enquiry %he’tollecfor Kabir-dham passed ’fhe order dafed O4 6 2004 deciar'mg Manohar Slqh Mamwi disquqhfaed To confmue as arpanch of 6mm Panchaym‘ Jewcdankaia under sub-séc?ion‘(2') Secfiqn 36 of The Ac‘r of 1993. Thereaffar-z‘ro fm up fha‘r'easuai vacancy The ' Punches ‘of‘Gmm Penchaya?, Jewaiankala elecfed‘ The pe‘ri‘fioner/he‘r‘eih as éarpanch amohgs‘r Themseh/es. ’ However, againsf the order; of V’rhe 'CoHecfor said fsAanohor Singh‘ Morowi preferred an dppedl Before l‘rhe Direcfor Panchayah ‘who‘vide’ o der do’red O9 08 2004 s‘myed #he implemenmhon and opem‘hon of We order- da‘red O4 06 2004 passed by *he Col!ec+or' Kablrdham Ln pursJance f0 The order of 'rhe Direcfor Pan'chaym', The‘Chief Execu‘rive O ”ricer Janpad Panchaya’r Koblrdham ‘ vide le‘ffer ddfed 13.8.2004 direc‘ed fhe’ Secrefary, 6mm Pancheyd‘r, ’7 Jewodankala for handing over “(he *harge of Sarpanch To said Manohor Smgh Marovm offer faking charge fr >m The peTmoner herein The case of the pefrhoner is fhm‘ since The Pancho. of Gram Panchaya'i Jewadankaia eiec‘red hm as. Sarpanch on accoum' of fhe vacancy occurred due To dlsquaii Ica‘hon of Manohar Singh Marawi “‘merefore now he cannof be remove from Tha‘r posi' '7 / if is an adrmf'i’ed faef ”*ha fhe pefmoner herein was inmaiiy eiecfed as Panoh :of Gram Pane aya‘i', Jewadankala however offer I‘ ’ XI—HC-22 incurring disqualifica‘rion To confinue ,as Sarpandh by Manohar Singh Mamwi, The p931“ of Sarpanch, 6mm Panchaya‘r Jewadankah fa“ vac'ant, Therefore, 1’he pefi‘rioner was eiec‘ed agains'f The? casudvacancy of fhe Sarpanch. BUT thh‘f disqualifica‘ricn order was sfa’y‘ed by The DirecTor, ’xPanchayuT undei“ sub-secTion (4) cf 5ecTion ‘36 of Adhimyom of 1993. Sub-seoTion (4) envisages ThaT “any pergan aggrieved by The decision of The Col/ado," is em‘ir/e fa prefer an appeal wifhm a period of 30 days from The dare of such decision before #Ie Direcfor, Panchayar, whase order m each qppea/ shall be final" As Manohar Smgh MamWI had preferred an appea! and order da‘red 4.6.2004 hasealready been sTayed by The DirecTor, PanchayaT'and The appea! is in conTinua‘rion of The proceedings iniTiaTed by The CoilecTor, Therefore, Manohar Singh Marwai is enTiTle To conTinue as 5arpunch' Till The’appea’l is decided and sTay is conTinuing 'As The peTiTioner herein was eiecTed Sarpnnch amongsT The Panchas on accounT of The casual vacancy arose beca se of The orders of The CollecTor hich is under challenge before he DIrecTor of PanchayaT, who has- already ‘sTayed'The implemenTaTion and operaTion of, The order of The ’CollecTor Therefore Manohar Sing Marawi who is regular Sarpanch of Gram PanchayaT Jewadankala is enTITled To conTinue as Sarpanch This peTiTion of The peTiTioner is ruscon eived he has no righT To conTmJe as M Sarpanch of wrarn PanchayaT, Jew ankala, as The ground on which The a K / 0m so w~e I f Ccasuavl vacancy arose has .bedom - order passed by ”the Direcfor', Pam Ink'v'ie‘w éf‘fhé above, i do I is Hable fo' be dismissed and accor sfage’ hon-exisfen‘r (on‘qécounf ’of .fhe smy :hdya‘l', lof'find any force i'n‘fhis pe‘rifion, samé ' dingiy, i‘r- is dismiésed a? fhe admission .FA t Sdl— L,C.BHADOO Judge é 1