In an observation that could have significant implications, Chhattisgarh High Court on Wednesday suggested the State Government to initiate proceedings under Section 422 of Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 for dissolution of Municipal Corporation Birgaon, which went to polls last month.
While taking up a case, Dr Sunita Dewangan Versus State of Chhattisgarh, the court observed “It is made clear that pendency of this petition shall not come in the way of the State Government to initiate proceedings under Section 422 of Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act 1956, for dissolution of the municipal corporation, Birgaon for its failure to elect a Speaker within one month from the date of publication of the election of the Councillors in the gazetted by the State Election Commission under sub-section (1) of the Section 23 of the Act.”