Umaiban U. P. and Others v. Director of Panchayaths Kavaratti Island and Others

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2015 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 41266

KERALA HIGH COURT
N. Nagaresh, J
Umaiban U. P. and Others v. Director of Panchayaths Kavaratti Island and Others

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1. the petitioners contest the validity of a convened no confidence motion. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. the court acknowledged the interim order allowing the petitioner to continue as chairperson. (Para 4 , 5)
3. the court underscored the need for procedural compliance in convening meetings. (Para 8 , 10 , 11)
4. a meeting convened without proper authority and notice is invalid, resulting in the no confidence motion being nullified. (Para 9 , 12 , 13)

1. Petitioners are members of the Village Dweep Panchayat of Kavaratti Island (‘the Panchayat’, for short) under the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Among them, the first petitioner was the Chairperson of the Panchayat. The petitioners seek in this writ petition, a declaration that the no confidence motion moved by the fifth respondent against the first petitioner in the meeting of the Panchayat held on 02/07/2014 is null and void and that the first petitioner is entitled to continue as the Chairperson of the Panchayat. They also seek a declaration that in view of the provision in Regulation 21(1)(c) of the Lakshadweep Panchayats Regulation , 1994, respondents 4 to 6 have ceased to become the members of the Panchayat.

2. The peti