ABHILASHA KUMARI, J.

( 1 ) THIS petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to quash and set aside the order dated 6-10-2007 (Annexure SB) passed by the respondent No. 2 whereby the proceedings against the respondent No. 3 (Sarpanch) have been withdrawn and. further to quash and set aside the order dated 7-12-2007 (Annexure SC ) rendered by the respondent no. 1. whereby the appeal filed by the petitioner has been returned.

( 2 ) BRIEFLY stated, the facts of the case as emerging from a perusal of the averments made in the petition as well as the documents annexed thereto are, that the petitioner is a resident of village Siludi, Tal. Valia, District : Bharuch. The respondent no. 3 is the Sarpanch of the Siludi Gram panchayat. The said respondent was elected as Sarpanch in the year 2002 and his term of office was to end on 17-1-2007. Thereafter, the election for the office of sarpanch, for the period 2007 to 2012 was held in December, 2006 wherein, the respondent No. 3 contested the election for office of Sarpanch and was declared elected on 12-12-2006.

( 3 ) IT is the case of the petitioner that on 28-12-2006, a meet

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