Dipak Misra, J.

1. By this writ petition, preferred under Article 227 of the Constitution, the Petitioner has prayed for issue of a writ of certiorari for quashment of the proceeding pending before the Additional Commissioner, Jabalpur, Division Jabalpur in Revision Case No. 456-A-89/97-98 and further to quash the order dated 3-7-1998 passed by the said Revisional Authority directing maintenance of status quo.

2. The facts, in nut shell, are that the Petitioner was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Lanji, District Balaghat in the election held on 23-5-1994. While he was functioning as such, a show-cause notice was issued to him under Section 40 of the Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) levelling certain charges against him. The Petitioner replied to the show-cause. The Sub-Divisional Officer, the Prescribed Authority, took into consideration the material brought on record and after conducting an enquiry by his order dated 20-3-1998 removed him from the post of Sarpanch of the aforesaid Gram Panchayat. Being dissatisfied with the aforesaid order the Petitioner preferred an appeal before the Collector under the Rule 4 of the M.P. Panchayat (App