IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1947 of 2026 ==========================================================

DHRUVKUMAR PARESHBHAI PANCHAL, SARPANCH, SATHAMBA GRAM PANCHAYAT Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR C J GOGDA(7488) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR VIKAS V NAIR(7444) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR SAHIL TRIVEDI AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MR MANISH J PATEL(2131) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA Date : 13/02/2026

ORAL ORDER

[1] By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner, being a Sarpanch of Sathamba Gram Panchayat, has called in question the legality and the validity of requisition dated 17^th January 2026 for ‘No Confidence Motion’ and agenda notice dated 10^th February 2026 issued by the Taluka Development Officer, Sathamba and Talati-cum-Mantri, Sathamba, District : Aravalli.

[2] It is the case of the petitioner that he was elected as Sarpanch on 25^th June 2025 and diligently worked for the benefits of the Gram Panchayat, however, ju