1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 2471 of 2007 [Parmeshwar Kisan Thakre & ors. Vs. State of Mah. & ors.] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mr. R.S. Parsodkar, Adv., for the petitioners. Mr. S.S. Doifode, AGP for respondent nos.1 and 3. Mr. Thakkar, Adv., for respondent no.6. ------ CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI AND F.M. REIS, JJ. DATE : 20th August, 2009. 1. Heard. 2. The order dated 29th May, 2006 refusing to change the name of the village presently recorded as Lambatola to Girola is challenged in present Writ Petition. 3. Adv. Mr. Parsodkar states that on 29th May, 2006, when said order was passed, as process of delimitation was in progress, Government had expressed inability to take any decision. He argues that delimitation is already over and both Gram Panchayats, namely respondent nos. 5 and 6, have passed appropriate resolutions. Therefore, Government has to find 2 out which is original Girola, and if there is any error in recording its name in revenue record, the same needs to be corrected. He insists that Lambatola is the original Girola. 4. Adv. Mr. Thakkar for respondent no.6 states that Lambatola is not the original Girola, and respondent no.6-Gram Panchayat is the Gram Panchayat functioning for village Girola. He invited attention to Resolution dated 3rd March, 2006 of Gram Panchayat in this respect. 5. Nobody is present for respondent no.5- Gram Panchayat, Lambatola. However, Adv. Parsodkar points out that the Sarpanch of said Gram Panchayat has filed an affidavit on 17th October, 2008 along with a Resolution dated 26th August, 2008, which supports the petitioners in the matter. 6. It is apparent that there are two separate Gram Panchayats claiming same name to their villages, and petitioners contend that there is some error while giving their village the name Lambatola. According to learned Adv., there was no need to change the name of village Girola to Lambatola. 7. As both the resolutions are on record, the respondent no.1-Govt., can proceed further to decide the controversy in accordance with law 3 after hearing the concerned representatives of Gram Panchayats, petitioners and other interested persons and take appropriate decision in this respect. The Govt. can call the Gram Panchayats with original records to verify the position and thereafter take appropriate decision. As the matter is pending since long, the decision be taken as early as possible, and in any case, by 31st March, 2010. 8. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. Certified copy of this Order is expedited. Judge Judge |Hedau| 4