( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2306 OF 2010 Badrinath s/o Bhanudas Wakale & others PETITIONERS VERSUS The Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad and others RESPONDENTS .... Mr. H.V. Patil, advocate for the petitioners. .... [CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] [DATE : 2nd July, 2010] PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel. 2. The Village Panchayat has been dissolved by the impugned order for the reason that more than half of the members of the Village Panchayat gave resignation. Thus, the remaining members were found to be below the requirement of the Committee so as to conduct business of the Village Panchayat. It was apprehended that coram will not be fulfilled and, therefore, effective work of the Village Panchayat may not be conducted. Consequently, the Divisional Commissioner dissolved the Village Panchayat, Bhataji Mamanapur, Taluka Khultabad in the exercise of powers under ( 2 ) section 145 (1A) of the Bombay Village Panchayat Act, 1958. 3. The counsel would submit that for rest of the vacant posts, election should have been proposed and directed to be held. Learned AGP makes a statement that election programme for Village Panchayat election is being published on 3rd July, 2010 i.e. tomorrow and the elections of the Village Panchayat are being conducted as per the programme. Since the election programme is being declared tomorrow itself, the petition is disposed of as the dissolution of the Village Panchayat is not likely to remain for a longer period. The interim stay to be continued till publication of the election programme i.e. tomorrow. The petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. [V.R. KINGAONKAR] JUDGE NPJ/wp2306-10