Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, Senior Advocate with Ms. Sharmila Sharma, Advocate; Mr. Vikram Sharda, Advocate; Mr. Mazlish Khan, Advocate and Mr. Mohd. Tarif, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Rajneesh Chadwal, AAG, Haryana. Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate with Mr. Surjit, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Rajesh Bhardwj, J.

Petitioner has approached this Court impugning order dated 03.07.2023 (Annexure P-7) passed by respondent No.3 whereby the petitioner has been removed from the post of Sarpanch and order dated 08.11.2023 (Annexure P-10) passed by respondent No.2 whereby the statutory appeal filed by the petitioner has been dismissed and thus the order passed by respondent No.3 has been upheld. Further prayer has been made for staying the operation of impugned order dated 08.11.2023 (Annexure P-10) and order dated 03.07.2023 (Annexure P-7) during the pendency of the present petition.

2. Succinctly the facts as culled out from the pleadings of the present case are that the petitioner was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Chila, Block Tauru, Distrit Nuh, Haryana on 02.11.2022. Respondent No.8 also contested the election however the petitioner remained successful by winning the election. Respondent No.8 thereafter filed a complaint wherein primarily three allegations were made against the petitioner, which are as follows:

1. The petitioner did not complete the minimum age of 21 years as on the date of nomination and thus, she has filed the nomination papers on the basis o