Bombay High Court Quashes Disqualification of Sarpanch for Encroachment Under Bombay Village Panchayats Act — Orders Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice. The Court held that the Collector must afford a hearing before declaring a vacancy under Section 16 read with Section 14(1)(j3) of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958.
4 Sep 2012The petitioner, Shantaram Narayan Raut, was elected as a member of the Gram Panchayat, Vinchur, in 2010 and subsequently became Sarpanch. Respondent N...




