-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7628 OF 2009 Nandakumar Anna Mane. ..Petitioner. Versus Vijaykumar Kisan Bhange & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr. G. M. Savagave for the petitioner. Mr. S. N. Bhosale, AGP for respondent nos. 2 to 4. Coram : R. V. MORE, J. Date : June 30, 2010. P. C. : 1. Heard Mr. Gajanan Savagave, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. The Additional Collector, Sangli, by an order dated 24th September 2008, disqualified the petitioner as member of the Grampanchayat Kharsundi under the provisions of section 14(1)(j-i) read with section 16(2) of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958. This order was confirmed by the Additional Commissioner, Pune Division, Pune in an appeal preferred and therefore, this writ petition. 2. The petitioner got elected as member of the Grampanchayat Kharsundi, taluka-Atpadi in the general election held in the year 2007. The nomination papers filled in by the petitioner disclose that he already had two issues by name Vaishali and Koyal born on 9th August 1998 and 30th December 2004 respectively. Subsequently, on 7th January 2008 the petitioner has begotten srp -: 2 :- third issue. The petitioner's contention is that the first child by name Vaishali was given in adoption to his elder brother in the year 2006 and therefore said daughter cannot be counted for the purpose of disqualification under section 14(1)(j-i) of the Act. This submission of the petitioner cannot be accepted. Firstly, because this point was not raised before the Additional Collector; and secondly in the year 2007 the petitioner asserted that he has two issues only, which includes daughter Vaishali. 3. Mr. Savagave, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the impugned order is passed without giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. However, he could not dispute that the petitioner gave birth to third issue on 7th January 2008, after the general election in the year 2007. In the above facts and circumstances, I do not find any substance in the writ petition and same is accordingly dismissed. (R.V. MORE, J.)