VIKAS KISHANRAO GAWALI vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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2021 Supreme(SC) 124

A.M.KHANWILKAR, INDU MALHOTRA, AJAY RASTOGI
VIKAS KISHANRAO GAWALI – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s):Amol B. Karande, Mukesh Samarth, D.N. Goburdhan, Somanatha Padhan, Ashok Anand, Rajesh Kr. Singh, Aabhas Parimal, Sujata Kumari Muni, Advocates
For the Respondent(s):Rahul Chitnis, Sachin Patil, Aaditya A. Pande, Geo Joseph, Ajit Kadethankar, Bharthi Tyagi, Sudhanshu S. Choudhary, Pralhad Bachate, Mahesh P. Shinde, Shakul R. Ghatole, Advocates

JUDGMENT :

A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.

1. These writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seek a declaration that Section 12(2)(c) of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961[for short, "the 1961 Act"] is ultra vires the provisions of Articles 243-D and 243-T including Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. In addition, the validity of the notifications dated 27.7.2018 and 14.2.2020 issued by the State Election Commission, Maharashtra providing for reservation exceeding 50 per cent in respect of Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis of districts Washim, Akola, Nagpur and Bhandara have been questioned and it is prayed that the same be quashed and set aside. A district wise chart has been presented to illustrate the excess reserved percentage and seats (more than aggregate 50 per cent of total seats), in some of the districts, which reads thus:

District: Washim

Particulars	Total Seats	General	Reserved			Exceed 50 per cent
Particulars	Total Seats	General	SC	ST	OBC	Percentage	Seats
Zilla Parishad	52	23

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2021 Supreme(SC) 124

A.M.KHANWILKAR, INDU MALHOTRA, AJAY RASTOGIVIKAS KISHANRAO GAWALI – AppellantVersusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA – Respondent

Cases Referred (1)

A.M.KHANWILKAR, INDU MALHOTRA, AJAY RASTOGI
VIKAS KISHANRAO GAWALI – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA – Respondent