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Himachal: Panchayat Head dismissed for encroachment on govt land

Shimla, June 18 (UNI) Sharmila Devi, also known as Ramila Devi, the elected head of Gram Panchayat Pekha in Chirgaon Tehsil of Shimla district, has been dismissed from her position for allegedly encroaching on government land.
Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap exercised powers under Sections 146(1)(2) and 122(1)(c) of the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, to remove her from office and declared her ineligible to contest any panchayat-level election for six years.
The action follows a complaint filed by village resident Jai Pyari, wife of Hari Lal, under Sections 162, 163, 164, and 175 of the same Act. The petition, accepted by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Rohru on June 21, 2022, alleged that Sharmila Devi’s father-in-law, Keval Ram, had encroached on government land registered under Khasra No. 621.
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