JAGAT NAYARAN, J.—This is a petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution by one Ram Karan for a direction to the Deputy District Development Officer, Nagore, to convene a meeting for the consideration of a no confidence motion presented before him on 17.6.66. The petition has been contested on behalf of Bansi Lal.

2. Bansi Lal was elected Sarpanch of Modi Kalan Panchayat on 9.1.65. A no-confidence motion against him was handed over to the Deputy District Development Officer Nagore by one Ramlal, Panch, on 22nd April 1966. He convened a meeting for the discussion of the no-confidence motion for 6.5.66. Bansi Lal filed a writ petition (No. 338 of 1966) in this Court on which the meeting which was to be held on 6.5.66 was stayed on the ground that the Deputy District Development Officer was not authorised to convene the meeting.

3. On 11.5.66 one Puran Giri Panch, handed over another no-confidence motion against Bansi Lal to the Collector. The Collector directed him to present the motion to the Deputy District Development Officer, stating that he himself had no power to convene the meeting. Puran Giri then presented the same motion to the Deputy District Development Officer who however r

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