IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16726 of 2009 1. RAMENDRA KUMAR RAMAN S/O LATE KULDEEP NARAYAN THAKUR R/O WARD NO. 10, P.O. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 2. SUNITA DEVI W/O SRI YUGAL KISHORE AGARWAL R/O WARD NO. 26, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 3. BIRENDRA KUMAR KAMAT S/O LATE FOCHAI KAMAT R/O WARD NO. 11, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER, BIHAR, PATNA, STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, BIHAR HAVING ITS OFFICE AT SONE BHAWAN, BEER CHAND PATEL MARG, R-BLOCK, PATNA 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE-CUM-DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER (NAGAR PALIKA), SUPAUL 5. SECRETARY, STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, BIHAR HAVING ITS OFFICE AT SONE BHAWAN, BEER CHAND PATEL MARG, R- BLOCK, PATNA 6. EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NAGAR PARISHAD, SUPAUL 7. SRI KUSHESHWAR RAM S/O LATE MAHANT RAM R/O WARD NO. 1, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 8. ABHILASHA DEVI W/O SRI KRISHN MOHAN CHANDRA R/O WARD NO. 2, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 9. PUNAM DEVI W/O SRI VINOD PASWAN R/O WARD NO. 3, P.O. SUPAUL P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 10. SRI JAGDISH YADAV S/O LATE VISHWANATH YADAV R/O WARD NO. 4, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 11. ACHHE LAL YADAV S/O LATE JAGDISH YADAV R/O WARD NO. 5, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 12. ANITA DEVI W/O SRI ARJUN KUMAR YADAV R/O WARD NO. 6, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 13. URMILA DEVI W/O LATE HRIDAY NARAYAN SINGH R/O WARD NO. 7, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 14. MUNNI DEVI W/O SRI RATAN KAMAT R/O WARD NO. 9, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 15. SRI SANJAY KUMAR VISHVASH S/O LATE MAHENDRA KAMAT R/O WARD NO. 11, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 16. NIRMALA DEVI W/O SRI SITARAM THAKUR R/O WARD NO. 13, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 17. SRI SHYAM PODDAR S/O SRI KUSHO PODDAR R/O WARD NO. 14, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 18. CHANDA DEVI W/O SRI RAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV R/O WARD NO. 1, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 19. SRI GANGA RAM YADAV S/O LATE DHAKO YADAV R/O WARD NO. 16, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 20. SRI BAIJU KUMAR CHOUDHARY S/O SRI MAHADEV CHOUDHARY R/O WARD NO. 17, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 21. MD. ZAFAR ALI S/O MD. ZAINUL ABEDINE R/O WARD NO. 18, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 22. MANORMA DEVI W/O SRI SURENDRA KUMAR R/O WARD NO. 19, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 2 23. ABDUL KARIM S/O MD. IDRISH R/O WARD NO. 20, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 24. CHANA DEVI W/O SRI SITARAM SHARMA R/O WARD NO. 21, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 25. SABIHA PARWEEN W/O MD. SAFIUL HAUDA R/O WARD NO. 22, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 26. RUKHSANA PARWEEN W/O MD. ZIYAUR RAHMAN R/O WARD NO. 23, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 27. SANGITA VISHWAS W/O SRI ANSHU KUMAR R/O WARD NO. 24, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 28. SRI MAGAUN PASWAN S/O LATE SUKAN PASWAN R/O WARD NO. 25, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 29. MD. BASARAT ALI S/O MD. CHUMAN MIAN R/O WARD NO. 26, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 30. RUBI KUMARI W/O SRI GANGA PRASAD R/O WARD NO. 27, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL 31. SRI LALIT CHANDRA YADAV S/O SRI BHOLA PRASAD YADAV R/O WARD NO. 28, P.O. SUPAUL, P.S. SUPAUL, DISTT.- SUPAUL For the Petitioners:- Mr. Y.V. Giri, Sr. Advocate Mr. Rajeev Giri, Advocate For the State;- Mr. Rajeev Lochan, A.C. to G.A.-9 For Private Respondents:- Mr. Vinay Ranjan For State Election Commission:- Mr. Sanjeev Nikesh, Advocate ----------- 05. 15.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, for the State as also for private respondent nos. 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29 and 30, who are stated to be Ward members of the Nagar Parishad, Supaul. Petitioner no.2 is stated to be the Chief Councilor of the Nagar Parishad, Supaul and the petitioner no.3 is the Deputy Chief Councilor. They are aggrieved by the “No Confidence Motion” passed against them on 18.11.2009 at a meeting convened for the purpose chaired by the District Magistrate, in pursuance of a notification of the State Government dated 22.6.2009 under Section 25 (4) of the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) empowering him to call and chair such meetings. Learned counsel for the respondents are not at issue that the matter stands covered by a Division Bench 3 decision reported in 2010 (3) PLJR 411 (Rubi Singh And Another Versus State of Bihar And Ors.) holding the notification dated 22.6.2009 to be without authority. On that ground alone for reasons already discussed in the Division Bench which need not reiteration, the “No Confidence Motion” against the petitioners fails. The motion passed on 18.11.2009 unseating them is therefore held to be illegal and a declaration issues that they continue to hold the post of Chief Councilor and Deputy Chief Councilor, Nagar Parishad at Supaul in accordance with law. The writ application stands allowed. P.K ( Navin Sinha, J.)