Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Elected Sarpanch Challenging Orders Setting Aside Her Election — Estoppel by Conduct Bars Candidate Who Participated Without Objection from Challenging Election on Ground of Unauthorised Presiding Officer. The court held that a candidate who participates in an election meeting without objecting to the authority of the Presiding Officer cannot later challenge the election on that ground under Section 33(2) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959.
5 Apr 2019The petitioner, Rukhmina Rajesh Dange, was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Vyad, District Washim, on 9 August 2018, securing seven votes against...
