1. The present petition is directed against the order dated 18.08.2018 passed by the respondent Development Commissioner (Annexure A) superseding the Lakhani Taluka Panchayat for a period of six months from the date of publication of the notification in the Government Gazette, exercising the powers conferred under subsection 1 of Section 253 of The Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred as “the said Act”).

2. The chronology of events may be stated as under:

2.1. The petitioner were declared elected as the members of the Lakhani Taluka Panchayat on 26.02.2018. There were total 22 seats in the said Panchayat out of which 11 members belonged to the Indian National Congress Party and 11 members belonged to the Bharatiya Janta Party. The petitioner no. 1 came to be declared as the President by draw of lots and one Gnagaben Sureshkumar Patel came to be declared as Vice President of the said Panchayat, as per the minutes of the meeting dated 12.03.2018.

2.2. The meeting of the elected members of the Panchayat was called on 28.03.2018 for which the agenda was issued by the petitioner no. 1 as the President of the Panchayat. One of the items of the agenda was to pass the