Mrs. Archana Yogeshwar Kansare v. the State of Maharashtra, Rural Development Minister, Mantralaya, Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 1430 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench (Prafulla S. Khubalkar, J., decided 27.04.2026): petition by Mrs. Archana Yogeshwar Kansare raising a grievance of disqualification under Section 39(1) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act. With the Gram Panchayat term having ended in 2025 and no appearance for the petitioner, the Court (Mr. S.C. Joshi, AGP, for respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 6) disposed of the petition as infructuous. No relief granted, no quantum, no precedents discussed.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is disposed of as infructuous because the term of the Gram Panchayat came to an end in the year 2025. ¶13