HIGH COURT QF CHHATnSGARH AT BILASPrR W.P, (Q No, 3965 of 2007 Petitioner Anand Ram Khunte, S/0 Shri yukhJal Khiintc, Apcd about-45 yrs. By Post-S-aipanch, Graia Panchayat-Kislianpur, At l^resent-Paach, BlocJe-Pithoia, Tahsil-MahasaBir>nd, Distt.- Mahasamund (C.G.i v Versu! lv£.SpOBCI^.O-t.?i j.. 4. 7. 8. o 10. 11. The State of Chhattisgarh, 1'Jirough Ihc Collcctor, Uistt.:- Mabasaniund, (C.G.) The Sub-Divisional Officer, Reyeiiue~]^sIi£issjiiuxi.cL. Oistt.^" l4a1isaamund,(C.G.) 1'hc Naiyab-i'alisildai', (SIiri B.L.Sahu) Revenue Officer- F'ithora, Ta&sil & Distt;- Mahasasiund, (C.K.) Miniketaa S/0 ?vlohit Raai, Vice- F^sicient. Oi^in-Paiiciia.ys.t- KisTianpiir, Tahsi1-*/tahasaiBnud, Uistfc:- Mahasamund, (C.U.) Koyshal Kishore, S/0 Shri SankirtEui, By-Post: - Panch, Salrh.q W-qni S/f) Shri Maz'araTn .^-»-J-<4. • "*i^'_A_Ja El^ h-/f V^ tu»J.JUfcA ;V1^^ T ^'a til-TBE^^ tiy rost:- fan.cn, •Siuit Rssn, S/0 Stiri Chfaagan, By Post:- Panch, Jogcndra, S/0 Shri Kajjano, By Post:- Panch, Rainawtar, S/0 Shri Bisesar, By Post:- Pancli, Heera Lal, S/Q Shri Bairagee, By Post;- Pa&ch, Samaru, S/U Shri pardeshi, Bv Post:- Paach, 12. Jaggaiinafh., S/0 Shri Ravishankar, By Post:- PaBch, 13. Smfc Mccna Bai, W/0 Slu-i Narendra, Bv Post:- Panch l/i, Siu^ Tappaswaiu Bai, W/0 Ssari Mohan, By Post;- Panch, 15. Smt. Biias Bai, W/0 Shri Aridiit, By Post; - Panch, 16. Smt. Pvfenoi-ina, W/0 Shri Surendia, By Post - Pancli, 17. Smt. Samay Bai, W/0 Shri Sant Lal, By Post; - Panch., 18. Smfc Goiiri Bai, W/0 Shri Sant Raia, By Post: - Pancn, AU the' above Respondent No. 04 +/^ 1 $* Of 1P/Q /"l^ni-n _ LT^&l-to-nn^-i i^* EO MiC r\/^r i.jicijiii — rvlc'AlciJ.Jt^^iJt, V- ^. ^- Blocte- Pifliora, TahsiT & Distt. Mahasamund (C.G.) Tirith Ram, S/0 Sbri Dewar Chaad, By Post;- Paacb., Kartiko, S/0 Sbri Jagbandtiu, By Post :- Panch, Jal Sai, S/0 Shri Cliaitram, By Post :- Panch, I'aildit Nishad, S/0 Shri Kapil Nishad, By Post:- Panch, Smt, Laibaiu, W/'O Shri Bhagat, By Post :- Panch, Graia Panchayat - Kishanpur, All thc abovc Kcspondcnt No. 18 to 22 are R/0 Gnain - Rainpur, Block - Hfhoi-a, Tahsil & Distt, Mahasamund (C.Q.) ffRIT PBTITION IJNDBR ARTICLE.38S OF TH1 CQHSTITUTION OP INDIA 19. 20, 21. 22. 23, §B: Hcdlc Mr. Justicc K. Ihotri Shri Jaineel Aklitar Lohani, Advocate for fhe petitioner. Shri Yashwant Singh Tbakiir, Govf. Advocate for the respondents No. 1 to 3. OR D E R ( Passed on t1~,is 1 1th day of,)u1y, 2007) 1. The petitioaer was etected Sai-panch of Gram Panchayat Kishanpur, Bloete Pithora, Tahsil and Districf Mahasamund. An application for no confidence motion was inoved against fhe petitioner witb prior notice on 31.1.2007. Tfaere were 21 laemhers in ttae Gram PancTiayat KisbaBpur, includiug the petitiomer. A!l the membei-s, mcTadmg the petitioner, were present and pa'i-ticipated in tTie tneetiag held on 31.1.2007. The resohition for no confidencc Tnotion was passed against the petltioner by lf, Tneuibers oiit of thc tota1 21 memTiers of Qie Grain Panchayat in the said meting dated 3 T.1.2007 (ArLaexure P/3). 3 mcinbcrs voted against the no confidence Tnotion. r ..Am-CT». 2, The petitioner has filed this petition impngning the order dated 17.4.2007 passed by the Ctoltector, Mahasamund in Revenue CaseNo. 42/A-R9/Year 06-07. 3. The apptication datefi 18.1.2007 (AruiexuFe P/2) was filed by some of thc Panchas of villagR Panchayat Kishanpur before the Sub Dwisional OfBcer and PrRscribed Aiitbority, for bringmg ao confidence inotjon against. the Sarpanch/petitioner. On the said application, Revenue Case No. 5/06-07 was registercd and vide order dated 18.1.2007 (Annewii-e P/2) directions were issued for takiag necessaiy steps in regari to the no confidence motiou. The pefitioner challenged the proceedings of oo confidence motioa befon; fhf CoUector, Mahasamiind by filing Revision Case No. 42/A-R9/Year 06-07, which has been disir.issed vide order dated 17.4.2007 (Annex'ure P/1), holding that fhe no confidence rnotioo was carriRr* oiit ia sccordance 'w'itli law. /J T ^s^it'w^ £»/3/^/^Tfr^^-i^sl ^iv^-njCarf->-BF»tJFi/-c- -f^f^ 'd-T^rf^ •r^^a+-p-rf-»/^'y^^3-r»<^-B-?3^-<Tn-•+jnt +1|^/-»-^ +1-1 ^> 111 l./d?1ii.jCvl V0tliioi;!i if^^^j^cU-tii^ iV/i ixjt^ ^iC^i.EUUlid ?'»UJi?Ji-lit.3 U,l<ai- UIC. ,lit. confidence ciotion, passed against fhe petitioner in t5ie meetin; dated 31.1.%)07, is null and void as no proper procedure was adopted while calling the meetrog for ao confidence motion and ttie petitioner was not afforder! pixiper opporhinily of heariug to defend his case. 5. 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