WP/4871/2004 of SMT.LAINI BAI Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH and ORS. on 23 December 2004

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PETITmNER

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Village Panchayat[$Qmna13ur][ Naya,]

Tahsil[—]Pandaria,

Digtrict— Kabiniham (C.G.].

Jfersus—

State[of][ Chhattisgarh,]

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RESPONDENTS

Thmugh Secretary, [Directar]

Panchayat[and][ Rural][ Development,]

Mantralaya,[Shaetri][ Chowk,]

Reipur {Chhattiagaxh}

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Kahirclham $3.6.)

Sub Divieianel[U$ce13]

13emiaria?[Dieti,][ Kebirdham.]

3hri Hemhe[Lel,]

$arpa1mh,[Gram][ Panchayat]

$omnapur Naya,[Tellsil—]

Panda-1a,['Distt.][ Kabirdham](C.G.).

WIT PETITION[UNDER][ ARTICLE][ 226][ OF][ THE][ CONSTITUTION][ OF]IINDIAFORISSUANCEOFAWRITINTHENATURE9FMANDAMUSz?ROHIBITION§CERTIORARIETC.OR ANY[OTHER]WIRECTIQN OR [QRDER][ TO][ DO][ JUSTICE][ IN][ THE][ MATTER,]

Details 0f[the]petition.

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23-12—20045hri Rajeev Shrivasmva, cour s2! for[‘fhe]pe'ri'rioner.Shri N. K. Agrawm, Depufy Advocm‘e General for respondenfs 1 1"0Shri Rajesh Pandey, counsei No.4. for responden'rHeard finaiiy.Theby Thiswri'lAr‘l’icle 226 of fhepe'rifioner',pe‘l’i‘l'lon[undar]Cons‘ri'rufionofIndia.hasqUesrlonedThelegali‘ry,proprietyandcorrecfness of[‘l’he]order da‘led 251—2004 responden'l' No.2, passed by‘CoHecTor,Knbirdham,whereby1'hColiecfyrKabirdhamchanged Thecafegory of Gram Panchayaf Somnur Naya frcm SC women fa GeneralCalegory.The pe‘l'i‘l'ioner's case is fha‘l‘he along wl'lh her- husband was vol'erof 6mm Panchayaf Somnapur,[‘rher]fore;The impugned-order daled 25—11—2004 passed by['l'he]Collec‘lor ison'rrary[,l'o]fhe provisions of Seci'ion‘, 1993 (hereinafter referred To as‘fhe Acf’) and fherefore, decision fa en by fhe CoHec‘l-or is illegal.On The ofher hand, respondTe’ reply is fhaf on fhe date whenconsfi‘l’uericies were categorizei‘e. on‘23” Sew-ember 2004[‘rhe]’Thepei'ii'ioner[was][ no’r][ a][ voier][ of][ villag]Panchayaf Somnapur, whereas, shewas vofer of village Panchnyo‘l' Dompur.Affer declaring 1'he Panchoya‘f‘fSomnapurasreservedcategoryr women, thepe‘iifionermovedanopplica'l'ionbefore fhe RegisteringOfficer on11-10-2004in orderi'o

‘mgwmm‘aa.wt,+ake fhebenefi‘l‘ of[reaer-ved][ consvi‘ruency][ and]901'[her][ name][ inciuded.]When[The][ villugers][ made][ a][ complair‘r,][ on][ Thu?][ an][ enquiry][ was][ made][ and]i‘r was foundmeefing[of][ Gram][ Sabha][ was]qlso[convened,][ in][ ThaT][ meefing]‘rhu’r excep'r The pefi‘rioner herein/her husband[and one][ more]person,[no]person[from][ The][ 5.C.][ communi'ry][ was}][ residing][ in][ fhe][ village][ and][ oniy][ ‘rhese]3persons[‘go‘r]includedTheir namsinorder 10‘l'eke benefi'l’ofi'heldos,reservo‘l'ionaf‘l'er‘l'l'iePanchoya‘l’declaredinodver‘l'enflyforéCwomen[confrory][ fo][ fhe]provisions of[ 17][ of][ The][ Acf;]Having heard[learned][ counsel][ for][ 'l'he]parfies,[I][ have][ perused][ fhe], documeni's[and][ The]peTiTion.In ThisonnecTion,[SecTion 17](4)[of][ The][ AcT]der This[ shall][ be][ allo'l'Ted][ by]envisages[fha‘l'][ ‘The][ sea'l's][ reserved]TheprescribedauThoriTyin The[6][ am]Planchaya‘i[wiThin][ The]block by‘roTaTion[in][ ‘l'he]prescribed[manner’.]roviso[To][ This][ secTion][ envisages][ ThaT]‘ThePanchayoT,[which][ has][ n]populaTion[of][ Scheduled][ CasTes][ or]gramEcheduledTribesoroTherBackwdClasses,shall‘ beexcludedforeduled CosTes,[Scheduled][ Tribes][ or]alloTmenT[of seaT][ reserved][ for][ Sc]oTher Backward[Classes,][ as][ The][ cas]may be.‘IT is an[admiTTed]posiTion’videThaTwhenThePanchayaTwasrservedforSCwomenorderAnnexuresP/Z[daTed]23-9-2004,[T]epeTiTioner[was][ noT voTer of][ This]Gram PanchayaT.IT[is] also[an][ adm]ied posiTion[ThaT][ The]peTiTioner[along]elaTive moved[an][ applicaTion][ before]wiTh her husband[and][ one][ of][ Their]Thel RegisTeringAuThoriTy[on]11-10 2004[ThaT]is around[abouT][ 18][ days]reserved for[women][ cafegory][ and]afTer The[PanchayaT][ was][ declared]

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angaE. “HatHg?.._<‘;,_..% Wm/was also sough'r regardingapplicab li‘ry of fhe provision and for[Taking]‘ari'men'rfur‘i’heraciion.The Panthaya‘i’D pof’[‘ihe]S'ra‘ie Gavernmen‘rvideAnnexure—R/ldafed15—19— 004expiained1'0TheCailec‘i'or',’Kubirdham[fhaf][ if][ on][ enqLiiry][ 5C]d 5T popuia'i'ion is no? in any village,‘i'hen under fhe provieions of Sec'rin 33-A proceedings can be[ ini‘l’ia‘i’ed]andThemis'iakecanberec'rifie.Accordingly,proceedingswere.ini'i'ia‘i'ed and Theimpugned'orderas passed underSec'i'ion[33-A][ and].correction was carriedou‘r. Therefre, in The firs‘i insfance The[acTion]‘i'a‘i'e. was faken wi'i'h fhe approVal of fhe GovernmentMoreover,[ac'i'iqn]has beeniniTiaTed by The CollecTo, Kabirdham[under][ The]provisions[of]‘Panehaya'i' Aci' and he[ is]an[nu+hori]ed officer for- proceeding[under][ ihe]PonchayaT AcT in connecTion[wiTh][ Th]Panchaya‘r ElecTion.Therefore, in view of The ab ve discussion,,The peTiTioner's[name]was in Domanpur PanchayaT[EiecTor]l Roi! and on[15*] January[2004][ as ]per‘Theaffidavi'l'eubmiTTedbyherhsband, she wasnoT. residingin ThevillageSomnapurandforincludinThenameinThevoTer'slisTThere The RegisTering Officer on 11-10-peTiTioner[moved][ an][ a/pplicaTion][ bef]2C04 afTer The PanchqyaT[was][ decl]red as‘reserved and on'ThaT day[Le.]'23-9-2004 There was novo‘l'er[of]5caTegory in ThaT[ village,][as][ such][ The]record and looking To ThaT misTake,V,misT'ake[was][ apparenT][ on][ The][ face][ o]The Collec‘l'or, Kabirclham iniTiaTedeproceeding[and][ ulTimaTely]passed“The order under SecTion 33-A[of][ Th]AcT.,‘

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