Bombay High Court Quashes Disqualification of Gram Panchayat Member for Pre-existing Encroachment — Section 14(1)(j-3) of Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958 Not Attracted for Encroachment Made Prior to Election. The court held that the disqualification provision applies only to encroachments made after the member's election or during his tenure, and since the construction was made in 1996 and assessed by the Gram Panchayat from 2000, the petitioner could not be disqualified.
5 Nov 2012The petitioner, Santosh Maruti Walanj, was elected as a member of Gram Panchayat Shelar, Taluka Bhivandi, District Thane, from a ward reserved for Sch...
