Suvina B. Redkar vs Government Of Goa And Ors. on 2 August, 1991
172. It is, therefore clear to us that in the adjourned 54th Meeting of the Board no new business which was not circulated to the members could have been transacted, expect by giving a special notice to all the members of the said business. The decision taken by the Board upon the proposal of amalgamation of the planning areas in question in the said adjourned 54th Meeting is thus clearly vitiated. Since the compliance with the requirement of consultation under sub-section (3) of section 18 of the Act is held by us as mandatory, it cannot be said that the Board has been duly consultated by the State Government in this matter. It is pertinent to see in this regard that in the case of Naraindas v. State of M.P. there was consultation with the Chairman of the Education Board in regard to the question of prescription of the text books and the Supreme Court held that consultation with the Chairman of the Education Board can no the equated to the consultation with the "Education Board" and since the provision of prior consultation therein was held mandatory the action of the State was struck down in the said case.