DIGAMBAR S/O. HETRAM CHOWHAN vs ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER, NAGPUR AND OTHERS Advocate - V. R. BORKAR, (FOR R — WP/2579/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226,227. Next hearing: 24th April 2026.

Next hearing 24-Apr-2026

CNR: HCBM040086162026

Filing Number

WP/5933/2026

Filing Date

09-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP/2579/2026

Registration Date

27-Mar-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 28-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226,227
Bombay Village Panchayat Act

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DIGAMBAR S/O. HETRAM CHOWHAN

    Adv. PANKAJ SUDHAKARRAO TIDKE,DIPTI V. KHANORKAR (TIDKE),DIPTI V. KHANORKAR (TIDKE), ,DIPTI V. KHANORKAR (TIDKE)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER, NAGPUR AND OTHERS Advocate - V. R. BORKAR, (FOR R

  2. 2.THE COLLECTOR, GONDIA

  3. 3.THE TAHSILDAR, SADAD/ ARJUNI, GONDIA

  4. 4.THE SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT BOTHALI, SADAK ARJUNI, GONDIA THR. SECRETARY

  5. 5.SHRI. NARESH S/O KASHIRAM CHOWHAN

Case History

  1. 24-Apr-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 08-May-2026

    For Orders -

    Registrar (Judicial)

  3. 24-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

    Case Summary: WP/2579/2026 Outcome: Petition Dismissed Digambar Chowhan, Upa Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Bothali, challenged his disqualification as a member under Section 14(1)(j-3) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959. The Collector (June 2025) and Additional Commissioner (February 2026) had disqualified him for encroaching on government land (property no.223, 0.02 hectares) by constructing a structure ('Gotha') since 2022. The High Court upheld the disqualification, finding the authorities' inference based on substantial material including spot panchnama, village development officer reports, village revenue officer reports, computerized geo-tagged photographs, and Village Form-8 entries. The court rejected petitioner's claim that another villager committed the encroachment, finding it an attempt to evade disqualification. Petition dismissed with no order on costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 24-Apr-2026

    For Admission-Village Panchayat Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  5. 20-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  6. 20-Apr-2026

    For Admission-Village Panchayat Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar

  7. 17-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  8. 14-Apr-2026

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  9. 10-Apr-2026

    Registrar (Judicial)View PDF

  10. 09-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 30-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prafulla S. KhubalkarView PDF

  12. 09-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/2579/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/2579/2026 Outcome: Petition Dismissed Digambar Chowhan, Upa Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Bothali, challenged his disqualification as a member under Section 14(1)(j-3) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959. The Collector (June 2025) and Additional Commissioner (February 2026) had disqualified him for encroaching on government land (property no.223, 0.02 hectares) by constructing a structure ('Gotha') since 2022. The High Court upheld the disqualification, finding the authorities' inference based on substantial material including spot panchnama, village development officer reports, village revenue officer reports, computerized geo-tagged photographs, and Village Form-8 entries. The court rejected petitioner's claim that another villager committed the encroachment, finding it an attempt to evade disqualification. Petition dismissed with no order on costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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