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Narayan Datta Naik v. the State of Goa Thr the Chief Secretary and Anr.

Bombay HC5 May 2026WP/370/2026

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What is this about?

Mandamus for panchayat elections; vacancy of Sarpanch and Deputy Sarpanch posts, Village Panchayat Sancoale, Goa; no-confidence motion dated 13/04/2026; Section 51 Panchayat Raj Act 1994; 60-day statutory timeline; Directorate of Panchayats; elections scheduled 12/05/2026 by order dated 04/05/2026; reliefs worked out; petition disposed of; writ petition Goa bench.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of as reliefs stood worked out; elections to the posts of Sarpanch and Deputy Sarpanch of the Village Panchayat of Sancoale scheduled for 12/05/2026 vide order dated 04/05/2026; Directorate of Panchayats directed to complete the election process on 12/05/2026 as scheduled. ¶17

Narayan Datta Naik vs the State of Goa Thr the Chief Secretary and Anr. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should be issued directing the Directorate of Panchayats to hold elections for the posts of Deputy Sarpanch and Sarpanch of the Village Panchayat of Sancoale, which fell vacant on 13/04/2026 upon a no-confidence motion, within the 60-day period prescribed by Section 51 of the Panchayat Raj Act, 1994.

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Court's answer

Since elections to the two posts had been scheduled for 12/05/2026 by order dated 04/05/2026, the reliefs sought in the petition stood worked out and the petition was disposed of.

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Ratio / Principle

The Directorate of Panchayats was directed to proceed to conduct the elections and ensure that the election process for the two posts is completed on 12/05/2026, as scheduled.

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High Court of Bombay at Goa, Writ Petition No.370 of 2026 (Narayan Datta Naik v. The State of Goa thr the Chief Secretary and Anr.), decided 5th May, 2026 by Valmiki Menezes & Amit S. Jamsandekar, JJ.: Petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the Directorate of Panchayats to hold elections for the posts of Deputy Sarpanch and Sarpanch of the Village Panchayat of Sancoale, which fell vacant on 13/04/2026 upon the incumbents being subjected to a no-confidence motion, Section 51 of the Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 requiring such elections within 60 days of the vacancy. The learned Additional Government Advocate placed on record an order dated 04/05/2026 scheduling the elections for 12/05/2026; the Court held the reliefs sought stood worked out, disposed of the petition, and directed the Directorate of Panchayats to complete the election process for the two posts on 12/05/2026 as scheduled.

Narayan Datta Naik v. the State of Goa Thr the Chief Secretary and Anr.

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