JUDGMENT :

HEMANT GUPTA, J.

1. The present appeal is directed against an order passed by the High Court of Judicature of Rajasthan dated 28.4.2015 whereby a notification dated 12.8.2014 declaring Gram Panchayat Roopbas, District Bharatpur as Municipal Board was set aside. The High Court found that no public notification as contemplated under Article 243Q(2) of the Constitution of India has been produced specifying Gram Panchayat Roopbas as a “transitional area” and thus, it cannot be declared as a Municipal Board.

2. The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 introduced Part IXA in the Constitution which came into force on 20.4.1993. The Statement of Objects and Reasons as was published in the Gazette on 16.09.1991 when the Bill was introduced is as under:

“(1) In many States local bodies have become weak and ineffective on account of a variety of reasons, including the failure to hold regular elections, prolonged super-sessions and inadequate devolution of powers and functions. As a result, Urban Local Bodies are not able to perform effectively as vibrant democratic uni