https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303742 Suspension of a Village Pradhan under the Panchayati Raj law is quasi-judicial because the authority must first assess statutory grounds, consider the office-holder's explanation, and pass a reasoned order; a real opportunity of representation must therefore precede suspension. The State Government's delegation of that suspension power to the District Magistrate was upheld because the statute expressly authorised delegation of powers to a subordinate officer. The court also held that alleged irregularities in MGNREGA works may still be proceeded against under the State Panchayati Raj Act, since the remedies under the MGNREGA framework do not exclude such action. en-us Fri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:44:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303742 Suspension of a Village Pradhan under the Panchayati Raj law is quasi-judicial because the authority must first assess statutory grounds, consider the office-holder's explanation, and pass a reasoned order; a real opportunity of representation must therefore precede suspension. The State Government's delegation of that suspension power to the District Magistrate was upheld because the statute expressly authorised delegation of powers to a subordinate officer. The court also held that alleged irregularities in MGNREGA works may still be proceeded against under the State Panchayati Raj Act, since the remedies under the MGNREGA framework do not exclude such action. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303742