In Brief
In this case, an elected Pramukh (village council head) challenged a no-confidence motion brought against him under the UP Panchayat Act. The appellant argued that a second notice of no-confidence could not be filed while a first notice was pending. The Supreme Court held that the statutory one-year bar on fresh no-confidence notices applies only after a meeting has been held and either the motion fails or there is lack of quorum. Since no meeting was convened for the first notice, its mere receipt by the Collector did not trigger the bar. The Court affirmed that the Collector's role is limited to checking formal validity of the notice, not investigating disputed facts. The appeal was dismissed.
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