LAWS(GJH)-2018-7-10

ROBINSON CHIMANBHAI CHAUHAN Vs. SECRETARY

Decided On July 11, 2018
Robinson Chimanbhai Chauhan Appellant
V/S
SECRETARY Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned counsels appearing for the parties.

(2.) The petitioner, who happened to be the applicant in Election Petition No.3 of 2017 before the Principal Civil Judge Bhiloda, has taken out this petition inter alia challenging the order dated 17th March, 2017 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bhiloda dismissing the delay condonation application and the Election Petition, as it was filed beyond the period of limitation prescribed under Section 31 of the Gujarat Panchayat Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Panchayat Act' for the sake of brevity) and as there was no power conferred upon the concerned authority to condone any delay occurred in filing the same.

(3.) Facts in brief, as could be gathered from the memo of petition, deserve to be set out as under for appreciating the controversy in question: