1. By this writ petition preferred under Article 227 of the Constitution of India the petitioner has prayed for issue of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashment of the order dated 22.3.99, 'Annexure P-12' whereby the Collector, Sagar, respondent No.3 herein had passed an order of removal of the petitioner from the Office of President, Janpad Panchayat, Jaisenagar in exercise of power conferred on him under Section 40 of the M.P. Panchayat Raj Adhiniyarn, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') and the order dated 12.5.99, 'Annexure P-18' by which the appellate authority, the Additional Commissioner, Sagar has affirmed the order of removal.

2. Sans unnecessary details, the facts as have been unfurled are that the petitioner was elected as President of Janpad Panchayat, Jaisenagar in the District of Sagar. During his tenure he had made complaints to the higher authorities with regard to mal-functioning of the Chief Executive Officer, Jaisenagar. Due to such complaint the said Chief Executive Officer had harboured grudge against him and to satisfy his feeling of vengeance he set up one Skandh Mishra, the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Karraiya, who made number of complai