1 1. FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6062/2010. (Jankabai w/o Uttamrao Nagargoje vs The Addl.Collector, latur and Ors.) . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda of Coram,appearances, Court’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders. or directions and Registrar’s orders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.ND Kendre,Adv. for petitioner; Mr.VG Shelke, AGP for Resp.Nos. 1 and 2; Mr.SM Morampalle,Adv. for Resp.N.3. *** CORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL ,J. DATE : 14 th October, 2010. .... 1) Heard. 2) A grievance was made by the petitioner before the Additional Collector at Latur in File No.464/2010 that the respondent - Smt. Nirmala Hake, Sarpanch of village has not conducted the requisite number of monthly meetings and also the village meeting (Gram Sabha). Curiously, the learned Additional Collector found in his order dated 14.06.2010 such deficiencies. In spite of such deficiencies, having noticed, inconceivable reasons are assigned by the learned Additional Collector and consequently, he rejected the grievance 2 and representation of thepresent petitioner. 3) The order of the learned Additional Collector, Latur is definitely contrary to the record, he should have applied his mind, in tune with the provisions of Section 7 coupled with Section 36 of The Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958. When the learned Additional Collector found infirmities in conduction the mandatory four village meetings (Gram Sabha), there was no justification in rejecting the application. However, without further adverting to these deficiencies, the matter is remitted to the learned Additional Collector, Latur to have an inquiry by giving proper hearing to the petitioner as well as the respondent - Sarpanch. 4) In the result, writ petition is allowed to the extent as above. The order under challenge is quashed and set aside. 5) The parties to appear before the learned Additional Collector, Latur on 15th November, 2010. The learned Additional Collector will ensure to complete the hearing of the matter within 45 days thereafter. (K.U.CHANDIWAL) JUDGE bdv/