Supreme Court of India
Padmini Singha v. The State of Assam & Others
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid premises, the appeal is allowed and the orders passed by the learned single Judge as well as the Division 243 Bench are set aside.
Judgment, page 8
From the headnote
Assam Panchayat Act, 1994– s.15(1)– Mandatory provision– Waiver of – No Confidence Motion passed against respondent no. 6, President of the concerned Panchayat in a meeting presided over by the Block Development Officer (BDO) – Respondent no. 6 lost her Presidentship and the appellant, Vice President, was directed to function as incharge President of the concerned Panchayat for the time being– Writ petition filed by respondent no.6 challenging the legal acceptability and validity of the resolution expressing want of confidence against her, allowed– Held: On a plain reading of the s.15(1), it…
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