JUDGMENT

Shrikant D. Kulkarni, J. - Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for both the sides, heard finally at admission stage.

2. The political fraction amongst the Aghadi has reached this Court.

3. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner is challenging the order passed by the District Collector, Ahmednagar dated 06.01.2020, whereby the District Collector has approved respondent No.3 as Gatneta of the Indian National Congress, Shrirampur Panchayat Samity Party.

4. The factual matrix of the case is as under:

4(i) According to the petitioner, she was elected as a Gatneta / Group Leader of the Aghadi and same was registered and the District Collector has approved the petitioner as Gatneta vide his letter dated 08.03.2017. The election of the Chairman of the Panchayat Samiti was declared and meeting was scheduled on 07.01.2020. The petitioner being a Group Leader / Gatneta issued a whip to members of her party and also informed to Block Development Officer, Shrirampur.

4(ii) The petitioner came to know that respondent No.3 posing herself as a Gatneta has also issued a whip. After getting the knowledge, the petition