1. Gone are the days of yore when a woman was required to playa secondary role in society and surrender to the injunctions and mandates of its high priests and tolerate the community commands with Himalayan calmness and pacific . poise. With the passage of time, scenario has changed and the woman, in addition to her duties in the domestic front, has also come out to undertake the responsibilities in the public field as permitted by the provisions of law and sustained by its majesty. History has many an example and the repetitions are bound to occur, for history repeats itself. Here is a petitioner who has refused to accept the infringement of her right to continue as the President, Zila Panchayat, Bilaspur and has called in question the warrantable-ness of the order (Ann. P-8) passed by the District Electoral Officer (Panchayat), respondent No.3 herein, and the sustainability of the order (Annexure P-10) passed by the Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Bilaspur by which she has been deprived of the privilege of her continuance in the said elected post by invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

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