Allowed
Ramchandra Namdev Salunkhe v. Grampanchayat Irali through Gramsevak and Ors.
Bombay HCWP/1966/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Petitioner, elected from a reserved constituency, was disqualified as a Grampanchayat member for not submitting his caste validity certificate. The High Court quashed the disqualification orders without examining merits, noting the certificate existed and the 2023 Act extended the submission period to 13.8.2024.
What did the court decide?
Impugned disqualification order dated 7.7.2023 and the consequential order quashed and set aside; petition allowed.