SHRI. BHAIYYALAL S/O SADHUJI MESHRAM vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECY. DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, MUMBAI AND ORS. Advocate - JITENDRA K. MATALE, (FOR R — WP/1468/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226,227. Next hearing: 22nd April 2026.

Next hearing 22-Apr-2026

CNR: HCBM040046682026

Filing Number

WP/3320/2026

Filing Date

09-Feb-2026

Registration No

WP/1468/2026

Registration Date

13-Feb-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

Bench Type

Single

Judicial Branch

Civil

Last updated 08-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226,227
Bombay Village Panchayat Act
Village Panchayats (Audit of Accounts) Rules (Maharashtra)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHRI. BHAIYYALAL S/O SADHUJI MESHRAM

    Adv. ISHWAR S. CHARLEWAR,BHUVANESH N. RAUT,BHUVANESH N. RAUT, ,BHUVANESH N. RAUT

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECY. DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, MUMBAI AND ORS. Advocate - JITENDRA K. MATALE, (FOR R

  2. 2.,AASTHA RAKESH SHARMA,(FOR R

  3. 3.ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER, NAGPUR DIVISION, NAGPUR

  4. 4.ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, GONDIA

  5. 5.SECRETARY, GRAMPANCHAYAT, ZARPADA, GONDIA

  6. 6.HEADMASTER, ZILLA PARISHAD, PRIMARY SCHOOL, ZARPADA, GONDIA

  7. 7.SAU. KANCHAN JITENDRA MESHRAM

Case History

  1. 22-Apr-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 28-Apr-2026

    For Admission-Village Panchayat Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  3. 22-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

    Summary The High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench dismissed the writ petition challenging the petitioner's disqualification as a Gram Panchayat member. The court upheld the orders disqualifying the petitioner under Section 14(1)(j-1) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959, finding that the birth register entries showing three children born after the cutoff date of 12.09.2001 had presumptive value under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, and the petitioner's mere denial was insufficient to rebut them. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 22-Apr-2026

    For Admission At 2.30 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  5. 21-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  6. 16-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  7. 15-Apr-2026

    For Admission-Village Panchayat Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  8. 07-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  9. 06-Apr-2026

    For Admission-Village Panchayat Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  10. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  11. 01-Apr-2026

    For Admission-Village Panchayat Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  12. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  13. 23-Mar-2026

    For Admission-Village Panchayat Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  14. 16-Mar-2026

    Fresh Admission-Village Panchayat Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  15. 09-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  16. 05-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  17. 23-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  18. 09-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/1468/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench dismissed the writ petition challenging the petitioner's disqualification as a Gram Panchayat member. The court upheld the orders disqualifying the petitioner under Section 14(1)(j-1) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959, finding that the birth register entries showing three children born after the cutoff date of 12.09.2001 had presumptive value under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, and the petitioner's mere denial was insufficient to rebut them. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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