1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 2044/2011 Ramchandra N. Gaikwad V/s. Ramgir K. Giri and ors. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri. A. R. Deshpande, counsel for the petitioner. CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, J. DATE : APRIL 28 , 2011 . Heard Shri. A. R. Deshpande, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri. S. D. Chopde for the respondent no. 1 and Shri. K. L. Dharmadhikari, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent nos. 3 & 4. The authorities have rightly dismissed the appeals filed by the petitioner and held that the petitioner was liable to be disqualified as a Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat in view of the provisions of Section 14(1)(g) of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958. On a proper appreciation of the evidence on record, both the authorities have held that while the petitioner was working as a Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat, an amount of Rs. 5000/- was given as advance to the son of the petitioner for construction of ‘Nali’ in the village. The amount of Rs. 5000/- was granted to the son of the petitioner from the account of the 12 Vitta Ayog Account 2 of Gram Panchayat having account No. 2167/09. The authorities had held on appreciation of the evidence on record that the son of the petitioner had withdrawn the said amount of Rs. 5000/-. In view of the proof of this fact, the petitioner was liable to be disqualified under Section 14(1) (g) of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958. In the result, the writ petition fails and is dismissed with no order as to costs. JUDGE Punde