Munni Devi vs. The State Of Bihar

ITEM NO.24+41 COURT NO.12 SECTION XVI

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 12490/2024

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 16-05-2024 in CWJC No. 1851/2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna)

RASHMI SINGH Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.126769/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

WITH

S.L.P. (C) No. 12560/2024 (XVI) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.127706/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 127707-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Date : 03-06-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.

• CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH (VACATION BENCH)
• For Petitioner(s) Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Pawan, AOR Mr. Abhishek Amritanshu, Adv. Ms. Shivangi, Adv. Mr. Aakarsh, Adv. Mr. Hassan Zubair Waris, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Pawan, AOR Mr. Abhishek Amritanshu, Adv. Mr. Hassan Zubair Waris, Adv. Mr. Aakarsh, Adv.

Ms. Shivangi Singh Rawat, Adv. Mr. Suchit Singh Rawat, Adv.

For Respondent(s) Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, AOR Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Adv. Mr. Dhruv Joshi, Adv. Mr. Mayank Sharma, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following O R D E R

• 1 Issue notice, returnable on 29 July, 2024.
• 2 Dr. A.M. Singhvi, learned senior counsel, appearing for the petitioner in SLP (C) No. 12490 of 2024, would bring to our notice the amendment made in Section 70 of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006, in the year 2015, which bars a second No Confidence Motion being brought during the tenure of the Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha.
• 3 In the light of the aforestated amendment, we see no reason to grant interim relief at this stage in SLP (C) No 12490 of 2024.
• 4 As regards SLP (C) No. 12560 of 2024, the learned counsel appearing on caveat for Respondent No. 26 would inform this Court that the petitioner therein has already been displaced from office. If that is so, the matter, including the prayer for interim relief, would have to be examined on merits only after completion of the pleadings.

(GULSHAN KUMAR ARORA) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR)

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