Avadhesh Paswan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
No-confidence motion – Pramukh and Up-Pramukh, Panchayat Samiti Bakhtiyarpur, District Patna – requisition dated 02.01.2024 – Section 44(3)(ii), Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 – 15-day period for convening meeting – Block Development Officer fixing date without reference to Pramukh – Single Judge (C.W.J.C. No.1690 of 2024) fixed meeting on or before 07.02.2024 – joint motion against Pramukh and Up-Pramukh permissible – vagueness of allegations to be tested on floor of House – majority of members may convene meeting after 15 days – meeting directed to be fixed on 24.02.2024 – appeal disposed.
What did the court decide?
The Letters Patent Appeal stood disposed of, with the operative direction that the Block Development Officer fix the no-confidence meeting on 24.02.2024, on which date the motion shall be placed and considered by the House, pursuant to the consent of the Pramukh and counsel for the party respondents.