IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 295 OF 2007 VILLAGE PANCHAYAT OF SANCOALE REPRESENTED ITS SARPANCH SMT. SHARADA JAYRAM RATHOD ... Petitioner Versus M/S. ZUARI INDIAN OIL TANKING LIMITED REPRESENTED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR SHRI. E. P. ESTEVES AND 2 ORS ... Respondents Mr. J. Godinho, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. M. S. Sonak, Advocate with Mr. D. Pangam, Advocate for the Respondent no.1. Coram:- F. M. REIS, J. Date:- 15th December, 2011 P.C. Heard Shri Godinho, learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner and Shri Sonak, learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent no.1. 2. During the course of the hearing of the above Petition, Shri Sonak, learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent no.1 has pointed out that the Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is not maintainable by the Panchayat. Learned Counsel has relied upon the Judgment of the Single Judge of this Court reported in 2011(1) Bom. C.R. 373, in the case of Village Panchayat of Sancoale through its Sarpanch and anr. vs. M-Tech Developers Ltd. The learned Counsel as such pointed out that the above Petition deserves to be dismissed as not maintainable in law. 3. On the other hand, Shri J. Godinho, learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner does not dispute the said legal propositions. 4. Considering the submissions of the learned Counsel and taking into account the Judgment of this Court in the case of Village Panchayat of Sancoale through its Sarpanch and anr. vs. M-Tech Developers Ltd.(Supra), I am of the view that the Petition is not maintainable in law. Hence, without going in to the merits of the respective contents, the Petition stands dismissed as not maintainable. F. M. REIS, J. arp/*