O R D E R Leave granted.

The dispute in this case relates to the disqualification of a Member, who later became Chairman, of a Kshetra Panchayat. The appellant before this Court was elected as a Member of the Kshetra Panchayat, Martinganj, District Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and the elections, disqualifications of Members etc. of the said Panchayat were governed by The Uttar Pradesh Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam, 1961 [in short, “Adhiniyam, 1961”].

After the appellant was elected as a Member of the Kshetra Panchayat in July 2021, he stood for election for the post of ‘Block Pramukh’ of the Kshetra Panchayat, Martinganj, and was elected. While the appellant got 61 votes, his nearest rival candidate i.e.

SignaRture Neot sVerpifiedondent No. 1, got 23 votes in the election.

Digitally signed by Jayant Kumar Arora Date: 2025.08.08

15:02:11 IST Reason: Meanwhile, when the appellant was functioning as a Block Pramukh of the Kshetra Panchayat, reorganization of Panchayats took place and a new Nagar Panchayat of Martinganj was created, which included some of the areas which was earlier a part of Kshetra Panchayat, Martinganj. A part of that area which went to the Nagar Pancha