26 jdt. 30.07.2026 jb. WPA 18652 of 2026 (Anjuara Bibi vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) Sarwar Jahan Mr. Sayantan Hazra Ms. Shalini Sen Sahina Parvin Mr. Aritra Ranjan Dutta Roy …. For the Petitioner Mr. Debrup Choudhury Syed Murshid Alam Mr. Subrata Ghosh Reashma Khatun Danial Hossain Mr. Prosenjit Das Mr. Anish Roy …. For the Private Respondents nos. 19-23 Mr. Madhu Jana Mr. Rahul Agarwala …. For the State The petitioner who is the Pradhan of Sambalpur Gram Panchayat alleges that the no confidence motion was not sent to her residential address in terms of Section 12(2) of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973. The private respondents are unable to produce any document to suggest that the copy of the motion was sent to the petitioner/Pradhan at her residential address. In view of the above, the no confidence motion is not in conformity with Section 12(2) of the Act and is required to be set aside. Accordingly, the motion submitted on 13th July, 2026 is set aside/quashed. As a consequence thereof, 2 the notice of meeting issued by the Prescribed Authority on 20th July, 2026 is also set aside/quashed. However, liberty is granted to the private respondents/requisitionists to submit a fresh motion before the Prescribed Authority in terms of Section 12 of the Act. Upon receipt of the same, the Prescribed Authority shall deal with the same in accordance with the provision laid down in Section 12 of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 particularly the time frame stipulated therein. The writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit has been invited, allegations contained in the writ petition shall be deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh, J.)