2007 Supreme(Raj) 2414
P.S.ASOPA
Geeta Devi Narooka – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
For the Petitioners:Bajrang Lal Sharma, Sr. Advocate with C.S. Sharma, Advocate.
For the State: Bharat Vyas, AAG.
For the Respondents:P.S. Sirohi and R.P Garg, Advocates.
JUDGMENT
1. - By this writ petition, the petitioner seeks to challenge the order dated 6.8.2007 whereby she has been suspended from the office of Chairman, Municipal Board, Gangapur City.
2. The facts, in brief, of the case are that the petitioner was elected as a Member of the Municipal Board, Gangapur City in August 2005 from Ward No. 31 and she was further elected as Chairman to the said Municipal Board in August 2005 itself. It is stated in the writ petition that the petitioner contested the election as a Congress I candidate and Smt. Shobha Gurjar, wife of the respondent No. 2, was elected as Vice Chairman who belongs to Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). The respondent No. 2, husband of Smt. Shobha Gurjar also belongs to BJP and is an active politician of the area, therefore, with ulterior motive, he filed complaint against the petitioner to the President of BJP on 17.12.2006. The President, BJP forwarded the same to the Minister, Local Self Government by name with the recommendation to make inquiry in the matter and take action thereon. The Director on receiving the said complaint got conducted the inquiry through the Regional Deputy Director, Local Self Department, Government of Ra
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