STATE OF U.P. vs PRADHAN SANGH K. SAMITI .

The Supreme Court addressed the constitutional validity of the U.P. Panchayat Raj [Amendment] Act, 1994, which was enacted to comply with the Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, particularly Article 40. The Court upheld the High Court's ruling that certain definitions under the Act were ultra vires Articles 243(g), 243(b), and 243(e) of the Constitution, emphasizing that the definition of 'village' must align with anthropological concepts and the wishes of the inhabitants. Consequently, the Court affirmed the High Court's decision, reinforcing the independence of the Governor in notifying village definitions without State Government interference.