Section 13(1) in The Goa Panchayat Raj (Election of Members of Standing Committees) Rules, 1999
(1)In the event of any dispute arising as to validity of the election of the members, the dispute shall be referred to the Block Development Officer by the aggrieved person, and the decision of the Block Development Officer thereof shall be final:Provided that no such dispute shall be entertained by the Block Development Officer if the same is not filed in the form of an election petition duly verified by the Petitioner, within a period of 15 days from the date of declaration of result as aforesaid.
