Advocates:
['SALUNKE MAYUR V', 'COPY SERVED ON GP', '', 'R Nos to served', 'AGP', '', 'DESHMUKH MAHESH S AND BOLANKAR VASANT S']

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO.3378 OF 2022

Bandu Machindra Bhil

PETITIONER

VERSUS

The Additional Commissioner and Others

RESPONDENTS

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Mr. Mayur V. Salunke Advocate for the petitioner

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

Mr. M. S. Deshmukh,Advocate for respondents No.3 and 4

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[CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.]

DATE : 20

^th APRIL, 2022

ORDER :

1.

The petitioner is the Sarpanch of village Panchayat Karmad

(Khurd), Taluka – Parola, District – Jalgaon. On a complaint

lodged by respondents No. 3 to 5 that the petitioner has failed to

submit the account of election expenses within a period of thirty

days from the date of declaration of the election result, the

Collector – respondent No.2, disqualified the petitioner under

sections 14-B (2) and 16 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayat

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

2.

The petitioner, therefore, challenged the order of his

disqualification, by filing appeal under section 14B (2) of the said

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