JUDGMENT - B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.:---Heard Shri Pravin Shah, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Shri Sawant, learned Government Pleader for respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and Shri Salunke, learned Counsel for respondent Nos. 4 to 6.

2. Rule. Respondents waive service. Rule made returnable forthwith, by consent of the parties.

3. The petitioner has brought in question the order dated 29th November, 2000 passed under section 55-A read with section 55-B(b) of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (Maharashtra Municipalities Act, for short), passed by respondent No. 3 and communicated to the petitioner vide covering letter dated 5th of December, 2000. By the said order, the petitioner has been removed from the post of President of Municipal Council, Partur, District Jalna and he has been further disqualified for a period of six years for being elected as a Councillor from the date of the order. In our order dated 13th of December, 2000 we had also noted that pursuant to the impugned order the Collector, Jalna has passed an order directing the Tahsildar, Jalna to take over the charge of the post of President of Municipal Council, Partur as per the p

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