Constitution (Seventy‑third Amendment) Act, 1992

The Supreme Court examined the constitutionality of several provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 (as amended in 1994) after the State of U.P. and others challenged the High Court's finding that definitions of 'village', 'Gram Sabha' and 'panchayat area' were ultra vires Articles 243(g), 243(b) and 24…

The appeal arose from the removal of several Pradhans of Gram Sabhas in Uttar Pradesh under Section 14 of the U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 (as amended by Act 9 of 1994). The Pradhans challenged the provision, arguing that only the members of the Gram Sabha who elected them could remove them and that the statute violate…

The Supreme Court examined the status of employees transferred from State departments to Gram Panchayats under the amended U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947. It held that the transfer under Section 25 was a deputation, not a permanent transfer, and that the employees retained a lien with their parent departments. Consequent…

The petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of Articles 243‑O(4), 243‑O(6), 243‑T(4) and 243‑T(6) inserted by the 73rd and 74th Amendments, arguing that reservations of chairperson posts and of seats for backward classes in Panchayats and Municipalities violated equality, democracy and the basic structure. T…