village panchayat Archives

‘Immunity granted under S.35 of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 is for post and not person’; Bombay HC sets aside notice of no confidence motion against woman sarpanch

The Sarpanch is a post conferred upon a person and therefore, the term ‘Sarpanch’ as well as the post of Sarpanch cannot be distinguished as both have identical meanings in common parlance.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Is State Election Commission/Collector’s order under Section 14B(1) of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 refusing to disqualify a Sarpanch/Member of Panchayat appealable?

Supreme Court: Answering an interesting question of law, the Bench of AM Khanwilkar* and CT Ravikumar, JJ has held that no remedy

High Courts

Members of village Panchayat convicted for forcefully taking a minor out of lawful guardianship and compelling her for marriage

Bombay High Court: In an incident where the members of the village Panchayat were held liable for extortion and kidnapping of minors