1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.297 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.140 OF 2007. (SAU.MEERABAI M. RATHOD & OTH. Vs ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR. & OTH...) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders __________________________________________________________________________________________ ____ Shri V.P.Maldhure, Advocate for Appellants. Shri T.R.Kankale, A.G.P. for Respondents No.1 & 2. CORAM : A.P.DESHPANDE AND R.C.CHAVAN, JJ. DATED : JANUARY 14, 2008. 1. With a view to avoid conflict between duty and interest the provision of Section 14 (g) has been made in the Bombay Village Panchayat Act which goes to disqualify an elected person from the office if he has direct or indirect interest in the work or contract of the Panchayat. In the present case, perusal of the order passed by the Additional Commissioner, so also the learned single Judge, it is revealed that a cheque was obtained by appellant No.1, who happens to be the Sarpanch, and three cheques were issued in the name 2 of the husbands of appellants No.2, 3 and 4, who are respectively Up-Sarpanch and members of the Panchayat. From the said transaction a categorical finding of fact has been reached that the appellants have direct interest in the work/ contract of digging well, supply of goods, auctioning of weekly market etc. 2. The learned counsel for the appellants submits that he is not pressing the appeal to the extent of appellants No.2, 3 and 4 and thus, the said appeal stands dismissed as not pressed. 3. So far as appellant No.1 is concerned, who happens to be the Sarpanch, as she has withdrawn an amount of Rs.Twenty Thousand by cheque from the funds of the Panchayat, inevitable conclusions have been drawn by the authorities below, so also the learned single Judge, that the appellant No.1 is having interest in the work or the contract of the Panchayat and thus, consequential finding has been reached that 3 the appellants stand disqualified under Section 14(g) of the Bombay Village Panchayat Act. 4. Perused the impugned order. No interference is called for. The appeal is, therefore, dismissed summarily. JUDGE JUDGE RR.