Letters Patent Appeal against a Stay Order on a special meeting of Nagar Panchayat, Khusrupur regarding a no-confidence motion set aside by the High Court. The High Court directed immediate convening of the meeting.
Set aside the stay order; directed special meeting convened immediately at 11:00 a.m. on 19.07.2024; closed the Writ Petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.634 of 2024
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9010 of 2024
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Patna High Court L.P.A No.634 of 2024 dt.11-07-2024 2/5
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 9010 of 2024
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Ranju Singh Wife of Sri Ravi Shankar Singh Resident of Ward No.2 or 3, Khusrupur, P.O. and P.S. Khusrupur, District Patna, presently Chief Councilor, Nagar Panchayat, Khusrupur, District - Patna.
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Panchayat Khusrupur, P.O. and P.S. Khusrupur, District - Patna.
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| (In Letters Patent Appeal No. | 634 of 2024) |
| For the Appellant/s : |
Mr. Amit Shrivastav, Sr. Advocate Mr. Ranjeet Choubey, Advocate |
| For the State : |
Mr. Yogendra Pd. Sinha, AAG-7 |
| For the Resp. No.4 : |
Mr. Alok Ranjan, Advocate |
| For the Pvt. Respondents: | Mr. S.B.K. Mangalam, Advocate Mr. Awanish, Advocate |
| (In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Cas | e No. 9010 of 2024) |
| For the Petitioner/s : |
Mr. Amit Shrivastav, Sr. Advocate |
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Mr. Sunil Kumar Mandal, SC-3 Mr. Bipin Kumar, AC to SC-3 |
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Mr. Alok Ranjan, Advocate |
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Mr. S.B.K. Mangalam, Advocate Mr. Awanish, Advocate ================================== |
CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)
Date : 11-07-2024
The order impugned in the above writ petition stays the convening of a special meeting of the Nagar Panchayat, Khusrupur, which was convened for consideration of a noconfidence motion. The ground raised by the writ petitioner against whom the no-confidence motion is moved, to seek stay of the meeting, which was convened by the requisitionists, was that the Chairman/Chief Councilor, did not receive notice. The learned Single Judge finding favour with the submission of the writ petitioner, stayed the meeting convened.
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was appearing for the writ petitioner was also noticed. We also called for the writ petition since the issue only involved the convening of a special meeting.
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(K. Vinod Chandran, CJ)
(Partha Sarthy, J)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the stay imposed on the convening of a special meeting of Nagar Panchayat for consideration of a no-confidence motion should be set aside.
Whether the Special meeting should be convened immediately for consideration of the no-confidence motion under Bihar Municipal No Confidence Motion Process Rules, 2010.
Guddu Kumar and others
Ranju Singh
The State of Bihar
Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department
District Magistrate-cum-District Election Officer
Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Khusrupur
K. Vinod Chandran
Partha Sarthy
As recorded by the court registry
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