1 SSK/38 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3013 OF 2010 Shri. Janaba Bhavaku Patil ....Petitioner Versus Shri Vasant Shankar Chavan & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Vinod Jadhav, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. N. Bhosale, AGP for Respondent Nos. 10 to 12. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 1st JULY, 2010. P.C.: Heard Mr. Jadhav, learned Counsel for the Petitioner. 2. The Petitioner was elected as a Sarpanch of Grampanchayat Basarge on 8th August, 2005. The Panchayat consisted of 9 members. The requisition of No Confidence was given by required number of members to the Tahasildar and the Tahasildar, in pursuant of this requisition, conveyed Special Meeting on 3rd November, 2009. The meeting was attended by all the 9 members including the Petitioner and No Confidence Motion was passed by 2/3 majority i/e. 7 in favour of No Confidence and 2 opposed the same. The Petitioner disputed the validity 2 of the special meeting by filing an application before the Collector under section 35 (3-B) of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958. Same was dismissed and therefore, the Petitioner approached the Commissioner by way of appeal under the provisions of 35 (3)(B) & (C) of the said Act. The appeal is also dismissed and therefore, present petition. 3. Having heard Mr. Jadhav, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and having gone through the compilation of the appeal memo alongwith the impugned order, I find that the requisition of No Confidence was given in accordance with the Rules and thereafter, Special Meeting was also held legally in which 2/3 majority were in favour of No Confidence Motion against the Petitioner. In democratic set-up, will of the majority is required to be respected. The Petitioner having lost confidence of majority is not entitled to remain on the post of Sarpanch. The petition is devoid of any substance and therefore, dismissed. (R. V. MORE, J.)