Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947

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 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…

The dispute concerned three plots (Nos. 1366‑1368) in Maliyana village, Meerut, which were used as land appurtenant to the staff quarters of Jaswant Sugar Mill (later V.P. State Sugar Corporation). Dewa Ram, the predecessor‑in‑interest of the respondents, claimed sirdari rights based on a lease executed by the Chairman…

The MGR Industries Association, whose members operate in an area declared as an industrial development area under the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Area Development Act, 1976, challenged a tax demand by the Zila Panchayat under the Uttar Pradesh Kshetra Panchayat and Zila Panchayat Adhiniyam, 1961, claiming exemption under …