LAWS(BOM)-2025-8-11

GRAM PANCHAYAT, YERKHEDA Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided On August 14, 2025
Gram Panchayat, Yerkheda Appellant
V/S
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of the learned Counsel for the parties, the matter is taken up for final disposal.

(2.) By this petition, initially the petitioners seek declaration that there is no need of conversion of Gram Panchayat Yerkheda into Nagar Panchayat. However, during the pendency of the petition, in view of subsequent development, the present petitioners challenged the Government Resolution, dtd. 4/10/2024 and further seek direction to quash and set aside the final Notification dtd. 11/2/2025 and consequent order of appointment of Administrator dtd. 11/2/2025 issued by respondent no.1-Rural Development Department, State of Maharashtra.

(3.) The brief facts giving rise to the present petition are as under :