1 W.P.No.9746/11 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.9746 OF 2011 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders CORAM : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J. Date : 20.12.2011. PER COURT : 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner impugns the order of the District Collector, Nanded, rejecting the petition filed by the petitioner U/s 7 of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act. 3. Mr.G.G.Suryawanshi, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per Section 7 of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, the Sarpanch has to hold six Gram Sabha and if the period is for six months then he should at least hold three Gram Sabha. Even as per the order of the Collector, the Sarpanch has not held the required Gram Sabha. According to the learned counsel, the order as such is erroneous and the Sarpanch would stand disqualified. 4. Perusal of Section 7 of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, it is manifest that Sarpanch is ordinarily required to hold six Gram 2 W.P.No.9746/11 Sabha but the disqualification is attracted only if the Sarpanch fails to hold four Gram Sabha as prescribed by theRules. From the order of the Collector, it transpires that the Sarpanch has held the mandatory Gram Sabha as is laid down under Rule 3 of the Rules governing the Gram Sabha. 5. In view of that, no error is committed by the Collector while passing the impugned order. As such the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, there shall be no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) Dt.20.12.2011. asp/office/wp9746.11 3 W.P.No.9746/11