Sonam Lakra vs State of Chhattisgarh

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2024 Supreme(SC) 1090

SURYA KANT, UJJAL BHUYAN
Sonam Lakra – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Manish Kumar Gupta, AOR Mr. Lave Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Sharadprakash Pandey, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Vikrant Singh Bais, D.A.G. Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ravinder Kumar Yadav, AOR Mr. Kshitiz Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Kritika Yadav, Adv.

ORDER :

Leave granted.

2. The appellant in this case is a 27yearold woman, with a seemingly strong commitment towards improving democracy at the grassroots level. Motivated by this vision, she contested the elections in 2020 for the position of Sarpanch of the Sajbahar Gram Panchayat in District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh, the village that she belongs to. She was subsequently declared elected with a substantial margin.

3. Having assumed the office of Sarpanch, the appellant undertook several measures towards development of the village, with the objective of bettering the quality of lives of its inhabitants. Pursuantly, after significant effort by the appellant, the Zila Panchayat, Jashpur sanctioned 10 construction projects for the Sajbahar village under the aegis of the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Park Scheme (RIPA). These construction works involved the development of industrial infrastructure, along with amenities such as roads and schools, which would not only improve the wellbeing of the villagers but also aid in making the village economically self-sufficient. However, the Chief Executive Officer of the Janpad Panchayat, despite lacking technical expertise regarding the time r

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