1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.135 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO.2324 OF 2009 Mr.S.P.Date and ors. ..Appellants. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondent. Mr.M.S. Karnik for the Appellants. Mr.R.M. Patne,AGP. For the Respondents 1 to 3. Mr. Tushar Sawant for the Respondents 6 and 7. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & R.S. MOHITE, JJ. DATE : 18TH JUNE, 2009 PC : 1. Admittedly there were nine elected members of the Village Panchayat. Admittedly seven of them have resigned. Quorum of the Village Panchayat is five. Obviously therefore, valid meeting could not be held. The result therefore, is that the authority dissolved the village panchayat so that fresh elections could be 2 held. The learned Single Judge by her order has dismissed the petition filed by the petitioner. We see no reason to interfere in that order. Accordingly. Appeal is dismissed. Civil application is accordingly disposed off. (D.K.. DESHMUKH, J.) ( R.S.MOHITE, J.)