MINASINGH MAJHI vs COLLECTOR, NUAPADA — C.A. No. 6525/2010

Summary of Minasingh Majhi v. Collector, Nuapada (C.A. No. 6525/2010) The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the High Court's disqualification of elected Sarpanch Minasingh Majhi under the Orissa Gram Panchayats Act, 1965. The appellant had fathered three biological children but argued the first child's adoption in 1999 excluded it from his family, leaving him with only two children and thus eligible under the two-child limit. The Court rejected this argument, holding that the statutory test focuses on the number of children given birth to, not family status under adoption laws. The Court further noted the Hindu Adoptions Act doesn't apply to Scheduled Tribes (to which the appellant belongs), eliminating legal grounds for exclusion. The appeal was dismissed with no costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.