Supreme Court of India · 2006-12-11
U.P. Gram Panchayat Adhikari Sangh & Ors vs Daya Ram Saroj & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2006 SC 357
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- U.P. Gram Panchayat Adhikari Sangh & Ors
- Respondent
- Daya Ram Saroj & Ors
- Author
- H.K.Sema
- Bench
- H.K. Sema, P.K.Balasubramanyan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act 1947 amendments and the transfer of government employees to Gram Panchayats under various Government Orders. The Court held that the amendments and orders were in line with Article 40 and Article 243G of the Constitution, which empower the State to organize village panchayats as self-governing bodies. The Court dismissed the challenges based on arbitrariness and interference with statutory rights, affirming the legality of the transfers and the functioning of Panchayati Raj institutions.