JUDGMENT :

Heard Sri Shobhit Mohan Shukla, Advocate, for the petitioner, Sri Rakesh Bajpai, Addl. C.S.C. for the State and Sri A.P. Singh, Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Amrendra Pratap Singh for the opposite party No. 4.

2. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of opposite party nos. 1 to 3. Another counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of opposite party no. 4 i.e. the three Members Committee constituted for discharging the duties of Panchayat Maharajganj.

3. Counter affidavits filed today, are taken on record.

4. Sri Shobhit Mohan Shukla, learned Counsel for the petitioner makes a statement that he does not wish to file any rejoinder affidavit as he will argue on the basis of admitted facts and the settled legal position.

5. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India, challenging an order dated 24.11.2020 passed by the Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Government of U.P., by which the financial and administrative powers of the petitioner, who is the elected Chairman of Zila Panchayat, Maharajganj, has been seized, in exercise of powers under Section 29 of the U.P. Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam, 1961 (in short