JANARDHAN LAXMAN PAWAR vs YOGESH CHANDRABHAN PAWAR AND ORS

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-WP-6362-2025.DOC Arun Sankpal IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6362 OF 2025 Janardan Laxman Pawar Age: 42 years,Occ: Agriculture, R/at: Sonambe, Taluka Sinnar, District Nashik ..Petitioner Versus 1. Yogesh Chandrabhan Pawar, Age: 46 years, Occ: Agriculture 2) Vikas Tukaram Pawar, Age: 36 years, Occ: Agriculture 3) Subhash Balnath Jorve, Age: 47 years, Occ: Agriculture 4) Vikas Kachru Pawar, Age: 41 years, Occ: Agriculture Nos. 1 to 4 residing at Sonambe, Taluka Sinnar, District Nashik. 5) Gram Vikas Adhikari ARUN Soname Gram Panchayat, Taluka Sinnar, RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL Dist. Nashik. Digitally signed by ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL 6) The Additional Collector, Nashik, Date: 2025.08.12 21:51:55 +0530 7) The Additional Commissioner, Nashik …Respondents Mr. Pratik B Rahade, with Akshata Nagrale, for the Petitioner. Mr. Sachin Gite, for Respondent No.1. Mr. Hamid Mulla, AGP, for Respondent Nos. 6 and 7-State. 1/25 -WP-6362-2025.DOC CORAM: N. J. JAMADAR, J. RESERVED ON : 29th JULY 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 12th AUGUST 2025 JUDGMENT: 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and, with the consent of the Counsel for the parties, heard finally. 2. The Petitioner takes exception to a judgment and order passed by the Additional Divisional Commissioner, Nashik, dated 22 nd April 2025, in Village Panchayat Appeal No. 100 of 2024, whereby the Appeal preferred by Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 herein against a judgment and order passed by the Additional District Collector, Nashik in Village Panchayat Dispute Application No. 43 of 2023 was allowed by setting aside the said order of the District Collector, and, consequently, the Petitioner was declared to be disqualified to hold the post of member of Village Panchayat, Sonambe, for the remaining term