Sau. Prashala Avinash Gedam v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Collector, Gadchiroli and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act 1959; Section 35(2) notice for special meeting; Section 54D; Chapter III; scheduled area Gram Panchayat; no-confidence motion against Sarpanch; removal of Sarpanch; fresh elections; interim relief refused for belated petition; impugned order dated 9/4/2025; Sarpanch election subject to petition outcome; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; Anil L. Pansare, J.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory order only: notice issued to respondents returnable on 27/6/2025; learned A.G.P. waived notice for respondent nos. 1 and 2; petitioner directed to additionally serve respondents by speed post and file affidavit of service; no interim relief granted; Sarpanch election held on the date of the order made subject to the outcome of the petition. ¶10