1 WP 5518.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5518 OF 2011 Mahanandabai Shekurao Shinde .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri K. R. Doke, Advocate h/f Mrs. M. A. Kulkarni, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri N. H. Borade, A.G.P. for Respondents/State. Shri S. S. Londhe, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 5 to 12. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 18TH AUGUST, 2011. PER COURT : . The no confidence motion was moved against the petitioner. The meeting was held on 23rd April, 2011. The Gram Panchayat is of nine members including the petitioner. Eight members voted in favour of the motion and the no confidence motion was passed. Aggrieved thereby the present petitioner preferred an appeal before the Collector. The Additional Collector, Hingoli dismissed the appeal. Aggrieved thereby the petitioner preferred 2 WP 5518.11 an appeal before the Commissioner. The Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad dismissed the appeal. The petitioner has assailed the said judgments in the present writ petition. 2. Shri Doke, the learned counsel for the petitioner on instructions of Mrs. Kulkarni submits that the proceedings of no confidence were held in an illegal manner. The notice convening the meeting was not served on the petitioner. The subjects were not discussed in the meeting. The Tahsildar did not verify the signatures of the persons who allegedly had called the meeting for no confidence motion. According to the learned counsel the authorities have not considered all these aspects and in a casual manner dealt with the matter and passed the judgments. 3. With the assistance of learned counsel for the respective parties I have gone through the judgments. Both the authorities have held that the notice was served on the petitioner. The minutes of the meeting are produced on record. All the members present unanimously passed the motion of no confidence against the petitioner. The petitioner has lost the confidence of the house. The present respondents i. e. the members of the Gram Panchayat have nowhere disputed that they had not signed the 3 WP 5518.11 requisition submitted to the Tahsildar for convening the meeting for passing a no confidence motion. 4. In view of all the above facts, there is no merit in the writ petition. The writ petition is dismissed, however, with no order as to costs. [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/Aug. 11