ALPANA GANESH PATIL vs BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER PANCHAYTAT SAMITI AND ORS

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osk 26-aswp-5959-2023.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5959 OF 2023 Mrs. Alpana Ganesh Patil ] Age: 36 years, Occupation: Gramsevak, ] Office at Pam, Post Navapur, ] Pin Code- 401501. ] … Petitioner V/s. 1) Block Development Officer ] Panchayat Samiti – Palghar, ] District – Palghar. ] ] 2) Chief Executive Officer, ] Jilha Parishad Karyalay, ] Kolegaon, Palghar. ] ] 3) The Commissioner ] Kokan Bhavan, C.B.D.-Belapur, ] Navi Mumbai. ] ] 4) Prabhakar Bhalchandra Pimple ] Age: 68 years, Occupation: Agriculturist, ] Residing at Beside Pam High School, ] Post: Navapur, ] Pin code: 401501. ] ] 5) Chintaman Hirji Patil ] Age: Adult, Occupation Building construction/ ] Builder, Residing at 703, Near Leela Durga Fire ] Brigade Office, Link Road, Borivali (West), ] Mumbai, Pin code : 400091. ] ] 6) The State of Maharashtra ] … Respondents Ms. Yogita Deshmukh-Chitnis for the Petitioner. Mr. Raj Kamble a/w Mr. Prashant Dahat and Mr. Divesh Mehani for Respondent Nos.1 & 2. Ms. M.P. Thakur, AGP, for Respondent Nos.3 & 6-State. 1/5 osk 26-aswp-5959-2023.doc CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ. DATE : 9th January 2025. JUDGMENT ( Per : A. S. Gadkari, J. ) :- 1) By the present Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner has impugned Judgment and Order dated 11 th April 2023 passed by learned Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Bhavan, Navi Mumbai. By the impugned judgment dated 11th April 2023, the Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division, has directed that, apart from the Sarpanch of the said village, an offence be registered against the Petitioner for her act of forgery in the original record of the Grampanchayat Pam, Taluka and District Palghar, i.e. Government record. The said direction is in pa