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Consider the following statements:

  1. Courts have no jurisdiction to examine the validity of a law relating to delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats in respect of Panchayats.

  2. An election to a Panchayat can be called in question only by an election petition, which should be presented to such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Election Commission.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

AOnly 1

BOnly 2

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Answer:

A. Only 1

Read Explanation:

  • Courts have no jurisdiction to examine the validity of a law relating to delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats in respect of Panchayats.

  • This statement is accurate because Article 243(O) of the Constitution bars courts from examining the validity of laws related to delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats in Panchayats

  • This means that courts cannot interfere with the process of setting boundaries or allocating seats for Panchayat elections.

  • Article 243(O) specifies that elections to Panchayats can only be disputed through an election petition presented to the authority and in the manner prescribed by the State legislature

Related Questions:

Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act that provided for the establishment of Panchayats also made which of the following provisions?

  1. Addition of a new Schedule (XI) to the Constitution listing 29 subjects which are to be handled by the Panchayats.

  2. Addition of a new Schedule (XI) to the Constitution listing 18 subjects which are to be handled by the Panchayats.

  3. Bar on the courts to question the validity of laws relating to delimitation of constituencies.

  4. Reservation of not less than one-third of the total number of seats in Panchayats for women (excluding the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes).

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Consider the following statements regarding the Panchayati Raj system in India:

  1. The Balwantrai Mehta Committee recommended a two-tier Panchayati Raj system.

  2. The first state to implement Panchayati Raj was Rajasthan in 1959.

  3. Nyaya Panchayats are judicial bodies set up to handle petty civil and criminal cases.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

ഗ്രാമസഭ യോഗങ്ങൾ കുറഞ്ഞത് എത്രകാലം കൂടുമ്പോഴാണ് ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് നിശ്ചയിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലത്ത് ചേരേണ്ടത് ?

Consider the following statements:

  1. According to Article 243D, one-third of the seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in every Panchayat.

  2. Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved for the SCs and STs in every Panchayat are reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, or as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes.

  3. Not less than one-third of the total number of offices of chairpersons in Panchayats at each level are reserved for women.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് ഭരണകാലത്ത് ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്തുകൾ അറിയപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നത് ?