ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA)

Heard learned advocate Mr. Rahul S. Reddy for the appellant-original petitioner, learned Government Advocate Mr..K.S. Harish for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and learned Advocate Mr..V. Srinivasa assisted by learned advocate Mr..C.M..Venkat Reddy for respondent Nos.3 to 17.

2. The challenge in this appeal is addressed to the judgment and order of learned Single Judge dated 22.01.2025, whereby the writ petition came to be dismissed and the prayers made in the petition came to be negatived.

3. The petitioner was aggrieved by a motion of no-confidence moved by 15 members of the Gram Panchayat. Pursuant to the motion moved with requisite majority of the members, the Competent Authority-the Assistant Commissioner, convened a special meeting. The petitioner called in question the said exercise, by filing the petition.

4. Before learned Single Judge as well as this Court in appeal, the solitary argument which was advanced by learned advocate for the appellant was that before moving no-confidence motion, the opportunity of hearing should have been given to the petitioner.

The petitioner held the post of Adhyaksha of the Gram Panc