JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioner, Sarpanch of Village Panchayat Malwada, is aggrieved by her disqualification vide order dated 03/07/2019, by the Collector Nanded, under Section 14 (1)(g) read with Section 16 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the 1958 Act’) The order of disqualification was upheld by the Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad in an appeal filed by her when her appeal came to be dismissed on 23/10/2019.

On the writ petition being filed, the notice is issued to the respondent No.1, and also to the other authorities being impleaded as respondent Nos.2 to 5.

2. I have heard the learned Counsel Shri. Ankush Nagargoje for the petitioner and the learned Counsel Shri. Umakant Deshmukh for respondent No.1. The State authorities are represented by the learned AGP Shri. K.B. Jadhavar.

Since the respective learned Counsel express their consensus to argue the writ petition finally at the stage of admission, I have issued “Rule”. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties.

3. The facts involved lie in a narrow