In Brief
Kavita, a Block Pramukh of a Kshettra Panchayat, challenged a no-confidence motion notice issued by the Collector based on a requisition by 32 of 59 members. She argued the Collector should have investigated 10 members' claims that their signatures were obtained by fraud, and that inadequate notice was given. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal, holding that the Collector's role is limited to verifying formal validity of the notice, not investigating disputed factual claims of fraud or forgery. Such investigations belong in full trials, not in summary panchayat proceedings. The appeal was dismissed.
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