Advocates:
['SALUNKE MAYUR V', 'COPY SERVED ON GP', '', 'DESHMUKH MAHESH S', 'AGP']

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO.3796 OF 2022

Nitin Ashok Patil and Others

PETITIONERS

VERSUS

The Additional Commissioner and Others

RESPONDENTS

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Mr. Mayur V. Salunke Advocate for the petitioners

Mr. S. N. Kendre, AGP for respondent - State

Mr. M. S. Deshmukh,Advocate for respondents No.3 to 5

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[CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.]

DATE : 20

^th APRIL, 2022

ORDER :

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The petitioners are elected as members of village

Panchayat Karmad (Khurd), Taluka – Parola, District – Jalgaon in

the election held on 15^th January, 2021. Respondents No.3 to 5

sought disqualification of the petitioners by filing proceedings

under section sections 14-B (2) and 16 of the Maharashtra

Village Panchayat Act, 1958 (hereinafter for short “the said Act”)

contending that the petitioners have failed to submit the account

of election expenses within a period of thirty days from the date

of declaration of the election result i.e. 18^th January, 2021. The

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petitioners opposed said proceedings, by filing say that the

petitioners have filed election