Uttar Pradesh Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam, 1961

In a Zila Panchayat election in Uttaranchal, three candidates received six, five and one first‑preference votes. After eliminating the lowest‑vote candidate, the remaining two each had six votes, and no one met the quota required under the Hare‑Clarke system. The Returning Officer declared the post vacant, a decision u…

The petition challenged a no‑confidence motion against the Pramukh of a Kshettra Panchayat on the ground that 13 of the 39 signatories had not taken the oath of office and therefore could not be counted, reducing the support to less than half of the 63 elected members. The Supreme Court examined the statutory definitio…

Kiran Pal Singh, the Pramukh of a Kshettra Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh, challenged a second notice of a no‑confidence motion issued by the Collector, arguing that Section 15(12) of the Uttar Pradesh Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Act, 1961 barred any subsequent notice within a year of the first notice. The High…

In the election for President of a Zila Parishad, three candidates received 14, 10 and 7 first‑preference votes respectively, with a quota of 16 votes required for election. After eliminating the lowest‑scoring candidate and adding second‑preference votes, the two remaining candidates each had 15 votes, still short of …