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1 - 7 of 7 (0.21 seconds)Section 25 in The Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1964 [Entire Act]
Section 26 in The Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1964 [Entire Act]
Article 15 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Article 243D in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Jyoti Basu & Others vs Debi Ghosal & Others on 26 February, 1982
Collector, Kandhamal, (2025) 11 OHC CK 0814 has observed that
Section 24 of the Act enacts a piece of law relating to election. It
hardly needs to be stated that election law is what the statute says
it to be and that common law principles & doctrines have to be
parked miles away, unless they are incorporated in the statute
itself. This view gains support from the Jyoti Basu v. Debi
Ghosal, (1982) 1 SCC 691.
Dhayabhai vs Bambhaniya on 12 March, 2012
The last submission of learned Senior Advocate that Article
15(3) of the Constitution of India, as expansively construed by the
Apex Court in a catena of decisions, provides for special
provisions being made for the protection of women and children,
is true. However, his further submission that the appellant being
a lady candidate occupying the Office of Sarpanch, which is
reserved for woman, could not be removed casually by passing
resolution of the kind on No Confidence Motion, is liable to be
rejected. There is no connection between Article 15(3) of the
Constitution and Section 24 of the Act. This Section does not
differentiate the Sarpanchs on the ground of gender when it
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comes to removal on No Confidence Motion. Women are a class
apart and their services are most valuable to the society, cannot
be disputed. However, that has no relevance in the interpretation
of Section 24 of the Act and its operation. The Gujurat High Court
in Dhayabhai v. Bambhaniya, (2012) 2 GLR 1540 (Guj) has
observed as under:-
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