Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 901 · Decided 14 November 2024
Sonam Lakra v. State of Chhattisgarh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 901 · [2024] 11 S.C.R. 2362
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 12326/2024
- Decided
- 14 November 2024
- Bench
- SURYA KANT, UJJAL BHUYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Whether the removal of an elected female Sarpanch from office by administrative officials was warranted. Administrative officials misusing their authority for removal of an elected female Sarpanch from office on false and untenable grounds - Blatant Held: Appellant is an elected Sarpanch and has undertaken several measures towards the development of the village - Delay in execution of certain construction works unjustly attributed to the Appellant leading to her removal from office - Appellant sought relief from higher
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