Articles for Gram Panchayat

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024
1 day, 10 hours ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX MANGAL KUMAR DAWAR V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw 319Sangeet Pal Singh v. State of Punjab and another 2024 LiveLaw 320Hemant Bhagar and Ors v. Prekshi Sood Bhagat MANGAL KUMAR DAWAR V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw 319 Sangeet Pal Singh v. State of Punjab and another 2024 LiveLaw 320 Hemant Bhagar and Ors …

High Court Court University Judicial 2024 Tribunal Gram Panchayat
'They Have To Be Given A Chance' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging SC/ST Reservations In Punjab's Gram Panchayat Posts
3 weeks ago

'They Have To Be Given A Chance' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging SC/ST Reservations In Punjab's Gram Panchayat Posts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the challenge to the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes in Gram Panchayat elections in village in Ferozepur, Punjab. The bench of CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea challenging the two circulars issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Ferozepur through which the seat of the sarpanch of the village as …

Court Election Gram Panchayat Punjab Cji Petition
Any Land Declared As Masjid, Graveyard In Revenue Records Must Be Protected As Waqf Even If Unused By Muslims For Long : Punjab & Haryana High Court
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Any Land Declared As Masjid, Graveyard In Revenue Records Must Be Protected As Waqf Even If Unused By Muslims For Long : Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that any entry in the revenue records declaring the land as "Takia, graveyard and Maszid" is required to be protected even if the same is not used by Muslim community from a long time.The Court rejected the plea filed by a Gram Panchayat challenging the decision of a Waqf Tribunal whereby the …

Court Records Land Graveyard Revenue Tribunal Gram Panchayat
Punjab Panchayat Elections| Supreme Court Directs Election Tribunal To Decide Election Petitions In 6 Months
1 month ago

Punjab Panchayat Elections| Supreme Court Directs Election Tribunal To Decide Election Petitions In 6 Months

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today while refusing to interfere in pleas alleging irregularities in Punjab Gram Panchayat elections, directed the Election Tribunal to decide upon the election petitions within 6 months. However, the stay was vacated later by the High Court bench of Justices Sureshwar Thakur and Sudeepti Sharma observing that that there is complete bar on invocation of writ jurisdiction …

Petitions Tribunal Gram Panchayat State High Punjab Panchayat Elections
UP Panchayat Raj Act | Not Every Error In Gram Panchayat Inventory Purchase Bill Justifies Removal Of Pradhan: Allahabad HC
1 month, 1 week ago

UP Panchayat Raj Act | Not Every Error In Gram Panchayat Inventory Purchase Bill Justifies Removal Of Pradhan: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that every error in a Gram Panchayat's inventory purchase bill cannot be grounds for proceeding against the Gram Pradhan under the UP Panchayat Raj Act 1947, specifically when such an error does not result in any property loss. The court was dealing with a writ petition moved by a member of Gram Panchayat challenging …

Court Gram Panchayat Panchayat Act Bill Inventory Purchase
High-Handedness By State: Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Removing Chhattisgarh Woman Sarpanch From Office
1 month, 1 week ago

High-Handedness By State: Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Removing Chhattisgarh Woman Sarpanch From Office

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today set aside an order removing a woman Sarpanch from office in Chhattisgarh and directed enquiry into the officials who caused unwarranted harassment to her. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan heard the matter, coming down heavily on the state for causing undue harassment to the elected woman Sarpanch, on the pretext of delay …

Supreme Court Construction Court Office Order Gram Panchayat State
MP HC Bins Plea Challenging Probe Into Illegal Toll Tax Collection By Gram Panchayat, Flags Ambiguity Over Types Of Vehicles In Statute
3 months, 1 week ago

MP HC Bins Plea Challenging Probe Into Illegal Toll Tax Collection By Gram Panchayat, Flags Ambiguity Over Types Of Vehicles In Statute

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Gram Panchayat Hargarh, challenging the Sub Divisional Officer's directive to investigate illegal toll tax collection. Panchayat Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, which authorizes Panchayats to collect fees on vehicles other than motor vehicles. They are propelled by motors and motor vehicles are exempted from tax under Entry …

Tax Court Vehicles Motor Vehicles Gram Panchayat Panchayat Petition
Subsisting Contract With Panchayat Necessary For Disqualification Of Member U/S 12(h) Of Gram Swaraj & Panchayat Act: Karnataka High Court
7 months, 1 week ago

Subsisting Contract With Panchayat Necessary For Disqualification Of Member U/S 12(h) Of Gram Swaraj & Panchayat Act: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that it is only a subsisting contract with the Panchayat that could lead to a disqualification of a member under Section 12 of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 and not the previous work done by the member. It said “The Tribunal has held that the tense used in Section 12 …

Contract Court Disqualification Work Interest Gram Panchayat Mischief
Village in Udupi decides to boycott elections overs poor facilities
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Village in Udupi decides to boycott elections overs poor facilities

Hindustan Times  

Residents of a village in Kapu assembly segment of Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency have decided to boycott the upcoming election, in protest against the poor civic amenities there. Udupi district, Karnataka READ | ‘Don’t fall for BJP as shudras, women not allowed in RSS sanctum sanctorum’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah They declared their refusal to partake in any forthcoming electoral processes, …

Karnataka Udupi Village Boycott Election Belle Gram Panchayat Kattingeri
Brazen Misuse Of Provisions: P&H High Court Pulls Up Panchayat For Arbitrary Demolition Of Village Properties In Violation Of Court's Orders
10 months, 1 week ago

Brazen Misuse Of Provisions: P&H High Court Pulls Up Panchayat For Arbitrary Demolition Of Village Properties In Violation Of Court's Orders

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has pulled up the Panchayat and Sarpanch of certain villages, for "arbitrary demolition of structures" in violation of High Court's ruling on guidelines on Gram Panchayat's authority on initiating demolition proceedings.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Lalit Batra said, "In consequence for obviating the further perpetuation of. The Punjab & Haryana …

Court Haryana Demolition Gram Panchayat High Notice Panchayat
SEC Can't Rely On Uncontroverted Statement Of One Party: Kerala HC Allows Cross-Examination Of Gram Panchayat Secy By Candidate Who Was Forced To Resign
10 months, 2 weeks ago

SEC Can't Rely On Uncontroverted Statement Of One Party: Kerala HC Allows Cross-Examination Of Gram Panchayat Secy By Candidate Who Was Forced To Resign

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court while allowing a plea under the Panchayati Raj Act, enumerated the need for adherence to principles of natural justice in the examination of witnesses in cases of Election matters. Justice PV Kunhikrishnan held: “it is the duty of the State Election Commission to ask the petitioner whether he intends to cross examine the Secretary who gave …

Election Resignation Statement Gram Panchayat State Commission President
Panchayat officer removes flag, Savarkar board
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Panchayat officer removes flag, Savarkar board

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The gram panchayat public development officer of Tenginagundi village in Uttara Kannada district removed a saffron flag and Savrakar’s nameplate from a circle on Tuesday. A saffron flag was removed in Tenginagundi village in Uttara Kannada district “We did not issue permission to anybody to construct a circle or put up a board,” said gram panchayat PDO M Sanjeeva. …

Gram Panchayat Village Savarkar Circle Pdo Officer Remove Unauthorised Board
Shahjahan Sheikh: Meet Trinamool's ‘Bhai’ – alleged mastermind behind attack on ED officials in Bengal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Shahjahan Sheikh: Meet Trinamool's ‘Bhai’ – alleged mastermind behind attack on ED officials in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Shahjahan Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind the attack on Enforcement Directorate officials during a raid in West Bengal on Friday, rose to become the uncrowned king of the state's fisheries belt. LocaL TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh The ED sleuths were conducting a raid at Shahjahan Sheikh's residence, as part of a probe into a ration distribution scam, when his supporters …

Congress West Bengal Gram Panchayat Sheikh Pti Bengal Tmc
From bullet to ballot, Manala comes a long way
1 year ago

From bullet to ballot, Manala comes a long way

The Hindu  

Sixty-five-year-old Dasari Gangavva used to dread election time caught between the outlawed Maoists and the police over a decade-and-a-half ago. Manala falls under Balkonda Assembly constituency of Nizamabad district though the village and its hamlets have been merged in Rajanna Sircilla district a few years ago after creation of new districts. Gangavva has come a long way from the time …

Maoists Gram Panchayat Road Way District Village Nizamabad
Trying to save each other, 4 members of family die of electrocution in Rajasthan
1 year, 1 month ago

Trying to save each other, 4 members of family die of electrocution in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

Four members of a family including a 68-year-old man, his wife, daughter and son, were killed on Friday morning in Rajasthan’s Salumbar district after they got electrocuted while attempting to save each other. Police said that the incident took place at Lasadiya Gram Panchayat due to a short circuit. According to police, it was 68-year-old Onkar Lal Meena who had …

Lasadiya Gram Panchayat
Patna High Court Upholds Bihar Govt's Solar Light Scheme Implementation For Rural Electrification, Says State Checked Corruption
1 year, 1 month ago

Patna High Court Upholds Bihar Govt's Solar Light Scheme Implementation For Rural Electrification, Says State Checked Corruption

Live Law  

In a recent legal ruling, Patna High Court while upholding the Bihar government's Solar Light Scheme aimed at rural electrification and ensuring well-lit village streets at night, emphasized the scheme's core objective of enhancing security and convenience for rural communities while promoting development across various sectors. Justice Harish Kumar observed, “The object of the Solar Light Scheme to ensure rural …

Social Justice Rural Light Power Rural Electrification Gram Panchayat State
Ruling ‘Mahayuti’ parties reign supreme in Maharashtra gram panchayat election
1 year, 1 month ago

Ruling ‘Mahayuti’ parties reign supreme in Maharashtra gram panchayat election

The Hindu  

The ruling tripartite ‘Mahayuti’ parties bested the Opposition three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi in the Maharashtra gram panchayat polls, with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday stating that the results were clear proof of the faith displayed by the State’s electorate in the ruling government. The saffron party’s partner in the ‘Mahayuti’ — the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction — won in …

Maharashtra Pawar Gram Panchayat State Bjp Panchayat Mva
AP Gram Panchayat By-Elections Record 77.99% Poll Percentage
1 year, 4 months ago

AP Gram Panchayat By-Elections Record 77.99% Poll Percentage

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Bypolls for election of 34 sarpanchs and 245 ward members in gram panchayats across Andhra Pradesh passed off by and large peacefully. Final poll percentage from three gram panchayats in Alluri Sitarama Raju district is, however, awaited. At Chalivendula gram panchayat in Hindupur Rural mandal in Satyasai district, YSRC-backed contestant Upendra Reddy won with 337 votes majority. TD-supported candidate …

Gram Panchayat Panchayat Poll Ysrc Gram
West Bengal: Section 144 imposed in Hoogly after clashes break out between TMC-BJP supporters
1 year, 4 months ago

West Bengal: Section 144 imposed in Hoogly after clashes break out between TMC-BJP supporters

India TV News  

Section 144 was imposed on Hoogly district of West Bengal after clashes broke out between supporters of Bhartiya Janta Party and Trinamool Congress on Friday. According to sources, mass bombing between the supporters of the two parties took place over the board formation in Khanakul No.1 Panchayat. Clashes over the formation of panchayat board The police tried to control the …

Board West Bengal Trinamool Clashes Gram Panchayat Bjp Panchayat
Karnataka: GP members resign after Muslim man elected as president
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka: GP members resign after Muslim man elected as president

Hindustan Times  

Mysuru HT Image A large number of gram panchayat members of a taluk in Raichur district resigned after a Muslim member was elected as its president, officials have said. Members of the R H Camp-1 gram panchayat in Sindhanur taluk resigned on Monday after a Muslim member, Rehman Pasha was elected as the president of the local body in the …

Gram Panchayat President Resign Muslim Elected Members Member
PK Accuses Govt of Swindling Gram Panchayat Funds
1 year, 4 months ago

PK Accuses Govt of Swindling Gram Panchayat Funds

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan lashed out at the YSRC government for ‘diverting gram panchayat funds’ because of which no village has been developed to the required levels. Pawan Kalyan said that he would also ask the Centre to minimise the role of the state government on gram panchayat funds. Alleging that 29 powers of gram panchayat sarpanchs were …

Gram Panchayat Panchayat Centre Funds Ysrc Pawan Kalyan Gram
From ‘Amrit kalash yatra’ to ‘Amrit Vatika': Know all about 'Meri Mati Mera Desh' campaign
1 year, 4 months ago

From ‘Amrit kalash yatra’ to ‘Amrit Vatika': Know all about 'Meri Mati Mera Desh' campaign

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced 'Meri Mati Mera Desh' campaign from August 9-15 in the run-up to Independence Day celebrations to honour the martyred bravehearts of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi "The Meri Mati Mera Desh campaign will be launched to honour our martyred brave men and women. Under this, many programmes will be organised across the …

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Gram Panchayat allegedly dumps trash into abandoned stone quarry at Manjalpade
1 year, 5 months ago

Gram Panchayat allegedly dumps trash into abandoned stone quarry at Manjalpade

The Hindu  

Loads of trash, including plastic, dumped at an abandoned quarry at Manjalpade on Bondel-Manjalpade Road, off airport road and the subsequent outflow of rainwater contaminated with the trash towards Padushedde and Maravoor vented dam has triggered anxiety among the residents since Wednesday. Residents of Padushedde and Manjalpade, who gathered at the site on Wednesday and Thursday, blamed the Moodushedde Gram …

Water Gram Panchayat Panchayat Waste Area Quarry Manjalpade Road
Businesses from Hyderabad are poisoning villagers of Karnataka, but KSPCB is mum
1 year, 5 months ago

Businesses from Hyderabad are poisoning villagers of Karnataka, but KSPCB is mum

The Hindu  

A few years ago, the groundwater in the villages of Humnabad taluk in Bidar district of north Karnataka was of such fine quality that people transported water from these villages to Kalaburagi, around 60 km away, in tankers. Now, they go to Humnabad town to buy potable water, as the groundwater in their villages is contaminated with chemicals released by …

Karnataka Water Pollution Industrial Chemical Villages Area