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(2.) THE instant writ petition has been filed for setting-aside the election of respondent No.2 as the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Panchu, Tehsil Nokha, district Bikaner, as he stood disqualified even prior to the contest of the election under Section 19 (gg) of the Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 inserted by the Ordinance issued on 25.12.1997.
(3.) SIMILARLY, in Dwarka Nath vs. Income Tax Officer (3), the Hon'ble Supreme Court placed reliance upon the earlier judgments of the Constitution Bench in T.C. Basappa vs. T. Nagappa (4) and P.J. Irani vs. State of Madras (5), and observed as under:- "This Article is couched in comprehensive phraseology and it ex facie confers a wide power on the High Courts to reach injustice wherever it is found. The Constitution designedly used a wide language in describing the nature of power, the purpose for which and the person or Authority against whom it can be exercised."