IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL MISHRA

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ON THE 22 OF JANUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 34643 of 2025 SMT. PRIYANKA DHURVE Versus STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Sourabh Kumar Sharma - Advocate appearing through Video Conferencing and Shri Vikash Kumar Santu - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Prabhanshu Shukla - Government Advocate for the respondents/State.

Shri Deepak Tiwari - Advocate for respondents No.6 to 19.

ORDER The present petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed assailing the order dated 07/08/2025 (Annexure-P/6) passed by Collector, Balaghat, whereby petitioner's Appeal under Section 21(4) of the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993 (in short 'Adhiniyam, 1993'), has been rejected.

2 . It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner is an elected Sarpanch of Gram Palehara, Panchayat Birasa, District Balaghat and has assumed the charge of Sarpanch with effect from 14/07/2022. The strength of Panchayat in total is 15 including Sarpanch and Up-Sarpanch. Earlier, some of the Panchs tried to move a No Confidence Motion against the petitioner with signatures