Gujarat Court March 1983 Judgments

Prabhodrai Dhirajram Nayak Vs. the District Panchayat, Surat and ors.

Court: Gujarat

Reported in: AIR1983Guj229; (1983)2GLR1220

ORDERS.L. Talati, J.1. The petitioner was the Chairman of Bardoli Nagar Panchayat, District Surat, and he was served with a notice under Section 49 of the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1961. That notice was signed by the Secretary, Executive Committee of the District Panchayat, Surat, who was also District Development Officer. District Panchayat, Surat. The petitioner filed a reply. Thereafter it appears that the Executive Committee of the Surat District Panchayat met on 27-7-1982 where the petitioner remained present with his Advocate Shri M.K. Hakim. It appears that this were question.; and answers between the Associate Member Shri C. D. Patel and the petitioner. It appears that some questions were replied by the petitioner and some were replied by his Advocate. Thereafter, the District Panchayat, Surat, passed a resolution removing the petitioner from the Chairmanship of Nagar Panchayat, Bardoli, and also from the membership of the Bardoli Nagar Panchayat. This was on the basis that the E...