COURT QS' ICT S PISTITIOiB'SlH i^»ia ui u u *a ^rfS^E^^ ^wfv^ 3158POHDSMTS atiu i^sf' v»d^£<5» ^ SantosJi Kuinar SIianna ;.•;; Pappu, S/o Shri Chhedjlal Shanaa, Aged. aoout ^y years, Uccupauon: CouriciQor, Ward No. 5, Muiiicipal Co'uncil, Naila, Janjgir, R/o 111 iront of Gaaesh Talkies, Main Ros.d. Nsila-. "Joiiigii^ Distiict^ Jarygir-Chasipa, Chnattisgadi. yersiis State of Chhatnsgarh, Through tlie Secretaiy, Departoient of Local Self GovemiQeirt, D.K.S. Bhswsm, Man.traiaya, Raipur, Chiiattisgarh. 'Hie Dii-ector, Urbsn Adiiiiiiistratioii and Local Se!f Govemnient, State of Clinatnsgarh, Rarpur, Chhattisgarh. The Couector, District: Janjgu- Chaisipa, Chhattisgarii Muaicipal Council, Naila, jaujgir, Through ils Chief Municipal Officer, Naila, Jaiijgir, District: Jarsjgir-Chaiis.pa, Clihattisgarh. Chief Muziicipol Oinccr, Muiiicipsl Council, Naila, Jaajgir, District: Jaiijgii--Champa, Clihattisga;-h . ^ '^'T^s^^i ^i ^^ <KF ^^ ^^ -?^ >^^ Shri Rejeev Shrivastava, coiiiisel for the petitioner, Sl-m A.S. Kachha-'falia, Govt. Advocate fcr tlie State oa Aclvsu.ice coi.'iv, ORAL OKDBR '27.07.20073 ^ sas f^ '•^t rf 3 3U!"!II. KUSSAR SINHAs J. J-leara on adBiission. The petitioner, who is aa elected councilor aiid fi.ie leader of opposrtion iii Municipal CouncU,«!J>iaiia, Jaii]grr, jias niaiaJy .iiled tliis petitioa for quashraent of fhe show-cause notice dated 7.7,2007 (Ajinexure-P/6) issued by the Collector under Section 41 (1) fb) offhe C.G. Mmiicipalities Act, 1951. After arguiag fbr long tiaie, leanied couiisel ibr ttie oetilioner oravs for wifhdrawal of tllis petitiDii with a liberty to W.P.fONo. 4358 of 2007 take appropriate steps, if ia luture such an exigeacy arises. However, he also prays for certaiti obser'/ations tliat. as per tlie proviso to sub-section (3) of Sectioii 41, '[lie Collector, belbre taleing aiiy decision iu the ruatter of reinoval of tlie pentioner, should provide him reasonable opportuairy ofshcswiiig cause. Penised tlie writ petitk)a aiid the provisions and fhe sctiesie of Sectkiii 41 of tlie C. G. Miiiiicipalities Act, 196 1. Needless to say fhat the proviso to sub-section (3) of Section 41 of the said Act itself provides tliat no resolutioii oiuiaendiiig fhe reEioval of suiv councitor shi ^T.P. % 'sp'rl l^i'i'i' )t--'t.j- .u' '•••! fhe Muaicrpal Councii or Nagar Paiicliayat, as the case ciay be, iior aiiy such order of reinoval shall be passed by the Collector ualess such Councuior has been givea. a reasonable opportuiiiu- of showiiig caiise. If the Act itself is self contaiiied on this poiiit, there appears to ae 110 necessity of any observaliou 1n this regard as word "shaU" aad "reasonabte opportunityj' have been used oy Legislature. With tbe aforesaid o'bseryatio.as aud liberty, tJie petitioii stands disniissed as witlidi-awn, ^—- Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge [