GOPAL RAO EKBOTE, J.

( 1 ) THIS is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issue of a writ of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to convene the meeting of the Kothapalli Gram Panchayat, Andol tulak, Medak District for consideration of the no-eonfidence motion given notice of by the petitioners on 22. 8-1965.

( 2 ) THE relevant facts to understand the contentions raised before me are that both the petitioners are members of the Kothapalli Gram Panchayat. They along with four others submitted a no-confidence motion against the Sarpanch, who is the 2nd respondent, herein, before the Revenee Divisional officer. The 2nd respondent convened a meeting for the consideration of the no-confidence motion fixing the date of the meeting as 11-9-65. Before the meeting could be held, the 2nd respondent, Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat, filed an application to the Minister for Panchayat Raj complaiaing that out of the six members of the Gram Panchayat who signed the no-confidence motion, two members were disquali fied inasmuch as they had failed to attend three consecutive meetings of the Gram Panchayat and thus incurred disqualification under section 2 (k) of the Andhra

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