1 901 WP 13175 OF 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 901 WRIT PETITION NO. 13175 OF 2023 NAGESH RAMDAS GULEWAD VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. U. B. Deshmukh, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. P. Sonpawale, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3 and 5 – State Mr. B. N. Gadegaonkar, Advocate for Respondent No.8 … CORAM : AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J. DATED : 8th September 2026 P.C. :- . The petitioner was removed from the office of Sarpanch of village Panchayat Ijali, Taluka Mudkhed, District Nanded under Section 39(1) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, 1958. The election was conducted in the year 2020-2021. As such, the term of the office is over. In view of this, the cause to prosecute the writ petition further does not survive. 2. The Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous. ( AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J. ) PRW 2026:BHC-AUG:41598