August 24, 2026 (13) ARDR WPA 17150 of 2026 Bibi Tanjema Vs. The State of West Bengal & ors. Adv. Srijib Chakraborty, Adv. Aditya Mondal, Adv. Rahul Sammader, …for the petitioner. Adv. Anup Dasgupta, Adv. Dilip Kr. Shayaml, …for the State. Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record. The private respondents and the Panchayat are not represented despite service. The fact of the case has been recorded in the order passed on 17th July, 2026. An Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court in MAT 1038 of 2026 observed that the motion lost its validity after a period of thirty days and set aside the subsequent notice issued by the Prescribed Authority. Despite the same, the notice was acted upon and the meeting held on 3rd July, 2026 by virtue of which the Pradhan/petitioner was removed. This Court, by the earlier order, stayed the meeting fixed on 17th July, 2026 for election of the new Pradhan. Since the meeting was fixed on the same date, it was held that any resolution taken therein would be stayed till disposal of the writ petition. This Court is informed that a new Pradhan has been elected in the said meeting. He was appointed and thereafter his appointment was cancelled in view of pendency of the writ petition. 2 In view of the order passed by the Hon’ble Division Bench, the notice of meeting issued on 7th July, 2026 and the meeting held on 17th July, 2026 are also deemed to be quashed/set aside. Liberty has been granted by the Hon’ble Division Bench to submit a fresh motion in accordance with law. Till such motion is submitted and considered, the petitioner who was the Pradhan of the Panchayat and was removed from the said post in violation of the order passed by the Hon’ble Division Bench as well as by this Court be reinstated as Pradhan of the Panchayat with immediate effect. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh, J.)