JUDGMENT :

SANJIV KHANNA, J.

Leave granted.

2. Sixty-four out of the ninety-two elected members of the Zila Panchayat, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh had on 1st October 2018 moved a motion of no confidence (“the Motion”, for short) against the Panchayat Adhyaksha, Ms. Rekha Singh, the first respondent before us.

3. The District Judge, Allahabad had thereupon nominated the Additional District Judge, Allahabad to act as the Presiding Officer in the meeting of the Zila Panchayat summoned to consider the Motion.

4. In the meeting of the Zila Panchyat held on 25th October 2018, forty-eight out of fifty-one members present had voted in favour of the Motion, two members had voted against the Motion and one vote was rejected as invalid. On the same day itself, the Presiding Officer had declared that the Motion was passed by majority of more than half of the total elected members of the Zila Panchayat.

5. On challenge by the first respondent, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, vide the impugned judgment dated 13th March 2019, has set aside the minutes of the Zila Panchayat meeting dated 25th October 2018 approving the Motion, on the ground that some of the members had violated the rule of secre