SSK/ 1 WP/5273.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5273 OF 2011 Shri Sadananand Kashinath Pawar ....Petitioner Versus Tahsildar, Guhagar & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Deepak A. Patil, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S. N. Bhosale, AGP for the State. CORAM : RANJIT MORE, J. DATED : 20th August, 2011. P.C.: The writ petition arises out of the proceedings under Section 35 of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958. The Grampanchayat of Village-Dhopave consists of 10 members. Nine members are elected and one post is vacant. The petitioner was elected as Sarpanch on 26th July, 2010. On 7th March, 2011, a requisition was given by nine members and Tahsildar was requested to convene a special meeting to discuss No Confidence Motion. On the same date, the Tahsildar by issuing notice called for the special meeting of the Grampanchayat on 11th March, 2011. The petitioner participated in the said meeting. No Confidence Motion was carried by two-third majority. The petitioner’s dispute application before the Collector under Section 35 (3-B) SSK/ 2 WP/5273.11 of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958 was dismissed. Thereafter, the petitioner’s appeal was also dismissed by the Additional Commissioner, Konkan Division. The petitioner has lost confidence of all the other members of the Grampanchayat. No Confidence Motion against the petitioner is passed by two-third majority. In democracy, the will of the people is required to be respected. In do not find any merit in the petition. The petition is accordingly dismissed. (RANJIT MORE, J.)