In Brief
A No-Confidence resolution against the President of Masughat Gaon Panchayat was challenged on procedural grounds because it was convened and presided over by the Block Development Officer instead of the Deputy Commissioner as mandated by Section 15 of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994. The High Court and Division Bench annulled the resolution. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that although Section 15 contains a mandatory procedural requirement, the affected party waived this condition by knowingly participating in the meeting and voting. The resolution was upheld as valid, applying the principle that procedural requirements benefiting a specific person can be waived when that person participates and no public interest is harmed."
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