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Punjab Local Government Ordinance (VI of 1979)-----S. 31--Punjab Local Councils (Vote of No-Confidence Against Chairman or Vice-Chairman) Rules, 1980, r. 5(4)--No-confidence motion--Petitioner Chairman of a Local Council and no-confidence motion passed against him by six out of nine members i.e. requisite 2/3rd voted for motion-­Record of minutes of meeting showing that petitioner and another member remained outside but did not participate in meeting--Petitioner, not having requisite backing so as to face a vote of no-confidence in House, wilfully refraining from participation--Contention of petitioner that since meeting was held after stipulated time he could not participate and was, therefore, prejudiced, held, not tenable in circumstances-Order of High Court rejecting his writ petition maintained. Fazal-i-Hussain, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner. Sh. Riaz Ahmed, Advocate-General Punjab with Sh. Ijaz Ahmed, Advocate-on-Record for Respondents. Date of hearing: 2nd May, 1981. ORDER ABDUL KADIR SHAIKH, J.--This is a petition for leave to appeal from the judgment of Lahore High Court, dated 16-3-1981 dismissing Writ Petition No. 1349 of 1981 filed by petitioner by which he sought to challenge the resolution passed . by the Union Council No. 87 Chayanwalla, Tehsil Shorkot, District Jhang in the meeting held on 1st March, 1981 whereby no-confidence motion moved against petitioner was passed. Petitioner was elected as the Chairman of the said Union Council which consists of nine members. On 18-2-1981 no-confidence motion was brought by six out of nine members upon which the Assistant Commissioner, Shorkot directed, by the order, dated 18-2-1981, that a special meeting of the Union Council be held on 1-3-1981 at 11-00 a.m. at the office of the Project Manager, Shorkot. The notices were issued accordingly to all the members. According to petitioner he and his supporters went to attend the meeting at 11-00 a.m. but no meeting took place and they, therefore, left the premises. The meeting was, however, held at 3-00 p.m. on the same day at…

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