In Brief
A Block Pramukh (head) of a Kshettra Panchayat challenged a no confidence motion notice issued by the Collector based on 32 members' requisition. The appellant claimed the Collector should have investigated whether 10 members' signatures were fraudulent and that insufficient notice was given. The High Court dismissed the petition. The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal, holding that the Collector's role is limited to a summary check of whether the notice meets formal requirements—not conducting detailed inquiries into disputed factual claims like fraud. Such matters may be raised at the meeting itself or challenged afterwards, but do not stop the process.
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