- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5038/1998 Udhav s/o Shamrao Patil, aged 46 yrs., occu.agri., and Member, Gram Panchayat, Mankeshwar r/o Mankeshwar Tq.Paranda Dist.Osmanabad. ...Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra, through the Collector, Osmanabad. Dist.Osmanabad. 2] The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad. 3] The Gram Panchayat, Mankeshwar, through Village Development Officer, Mankeshwar Tq.Paranda Dist.Osmanabad. 4] Bapusaheb s/o Shrirang Andhare, aged 40 yrs., occu.agri., & Ex-Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat, Mankeshwar Tq.Paranda Dist.Osmanabad r/o Mankeshwar Tq.Paranda Dist.Osmanabad. ...Respondents... ..... Shri A.S.Shelke, Advocate h/f Shri S.K. Shelke, Advocate for petitioner. - 2 - Shri N.B. Patil, AGP for respondent no.1. Respondent nos.2 & 3 served, but absent. Shri Santosh T. Ghute, Advocate for respondent no.4 (absent). ..... CORAM: B.R. GAVAI & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE: 02.08.2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Gavai, J.): By way of present petition, the petitioner has prayed for direction to the respondent nos.1 & 2 to conduct inquiry into the alleged misdeeds of the respondent no.4 between 1989 to 1994. A period of 16 years has lapsed from 1994. In that view of the matter, we are not inclined to consider the petition for the relief prayed. Hence, the same is dismissed. Rule is discharged. No costs. (S.V. Gangapurwala, J.) (B.R. Gavai, J.) ndk/c28102