Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Disqualification of Sarpanch for Non-Submission of Caste Validity Certificate — Amendment and Ordinance Provide Relief. The court held that subsequent amendments to Section 101A of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958, which extended time for submission and allowed condonation of delay, apply retrospectively to pending cases, and set aside the disqualification order....
The petitioner, Priya Rahul Kokate, was elected as a member of the Gram Panchayat from a seat reserved for woman (OBC) in elections held on 07/08/2015, and subsequently became Sarpanch. At the time of...
