meetings of the Gram sabha: Provided also that, if the Sarpanch or Upa-Sarpanch, as the case may be, fails to call any such meeting ... last date fixed for making nomination for every general election or bye-election shall, unless disqualified under this Act, or under any other
election of the Member Gram Panchayat, which is a direct election, can only
be challenged by election petition, and election to the office of Sarpanch ... with Rule 45 (1) of the Panchayat Election Rules,
an election petition is maintainable. The election of Sarpanch cannot be
questioned, except by an election
after conclusion of
the trial of election petition. Once, election petition declaring election of
any Panch or Sarpanch as illegal, then under Section ... Election Tribunal is to intimate the decision of election petition to the
Election Commission.
Once election petition is accepted, then Election Tribunal is
bound
electing the Up
Sarpanch.
(d) As per Rule 4 of the Bombay Village Panchayats (Sarpanch
and Up Sarpanch) Election Rules, 1964 (for short, hereinafter
referred ... panchayat shall, mutatis mutandis ,
apply to such election.
(3) If at an election, no Sarpanch is elected, a fresh
election shall be held to elect
Sarpanch or, as the case may
be, Upa-Sarpanch, thereby setting aside such motion,
the powers, functions and duties of the Sarpanch or
Upa-Sarpanch ... directly elected Sarpanch and Sarpanch
elected under Section 43 to canvass a submission that in case of
directly elected Sarpanch, the next Sarpanch will
State Election Commission and the State Election Commissioner as "Andhra Pradesh Election Commission for Local Bodies" and Andhra Pradesh Election Commissioner for Local Bodies respectively ... Sarpanch is elected fresh election shall be held: Provided that before an election of Upa-Sarpanch is held, every casual vacancy in the office
Sarpanch or UpSarpanch and when legislature has thought it fit not
to restrict for any time, for moving no confidence after election,
motion ... from Sarpanch and UpSarpanch. Sarpanch shall be
elected by ballot, by the qualified voters of the village from amongst
themselves, whereas, UpSarpanch shall
section 3 of the Act defines Sarpanch and Upa-sarpanch to mean
a Sarpanch and Upa-sarpanch elected under section 30A -1-A.
8 Section ... curtail right of directly
elected Sarpanch.
12 Rule 10 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayat (Sarpanch
and Upa-sarpanch) Election Rules, 1965 provides for procedure
documentary evidence laid on behalf of the election petitioner to impugn her election to the post of Sarpanch supported by the statement of headmaster ... cannot be by-passed conveniently. The election petitioner must win not only with the election petition, but the election itself. The Hon'ble Supreme
election of Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch. In the case where the offices of both the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch become vacant simultaneously, a meeting shall ... Sarpanch of Upa-Sarpanch he shall be declared to have been duly elected as Sarpanch or, as the case may be, Upa-Sarpanch
