USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A recall election (also called a recall referendum, recall petition or representative recall) is a procedure by which, in certain polities, voters can remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official’s term of office has ended.

Detailed explanation-2: -The procedure of Recall over Sarpanch is a 2 step procedure which can be directly initiated by the citizens. After a lock-in period of 1–2 years varying from state to state, certain number of voters of the Gram Sabha need to submit their signatures / thumbprints and petition the Collector office.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a statement, Drilon pointed out that the provisions of Section 60 of the Local Government Code of 1991 clearly states that “an elective official may be removed from office only by order of the proper court."