1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No.3990 of 2006 (Sau. Rekha w/o Ganesh Akhuj and others v. State of Maharashtra and others) Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's order Coram : R.K. Deshpande, J. Dated : 2 nd February, 2011 None for the petitioners. Shri A.M. Deshpande, the learned AGP appears for respondent Nos.1 to 3. He submits that the general elections of Gram Panchayat in question were held in the month of April, 2004. The elections of Sarpanch and Up-Sarpanch were held on 28-5-2004. The period of five years has expired. On 6-12-2007, the matter was admitted and interim relief was granted in terms of prayer clause (2), as a result of which the orders passed by the authorities below are stayed. The petitioners were disqualified under Section 14(h) of the Bombay Village Panchayat Act, 1958 for non-payment of 2 taxes. By virtue of interim order, the petitioners might have been continued on the post. The petition is dismissed as infructuous, keeping the question about disqualification open to be agitated in appropriate proceedings. Judge pdl