156.25wp (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 907 WRIT PETITION NO. 156 OF 2025 PRADIP RAMA AHIR VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 2. THE COLLECTOR, JALGAON 3. THE TAHSILDAR, JALGAON 4. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, PANCHAYAT SAMITI, JALGAON 5. THE GRAM SEVAK, MOHADI VILLAGE PANCHAYAT, TQ. JAMNER, DIST. JALGAON …. Mr A. P. Yenegure, Advocate for petitioner Mr R. K. Ingole, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 to 3 Mr V. V. Gujar, Advocate for respondent No.4 CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL AND PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ. DATE : 14th January, 2025 PER COURT: 1. Heard the learned advocate for the petitioner, the learned A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and learned advocate Mr Gujar for respondent No.4. 2. The petitioner has been anxious to get his Complaint Application seeking disqualification under the provisions of the 2025:BHC-AUG:1163-DB 156.25wp (2) Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959, lodged by him in the month of August 2024 to be decided. 3. On the last date, we had requested the learned A.G.P. to take instructions. 4. Learned A.G.P., on instructions, submits that the Complaint Application of the petitioner under Section 16 would be decided within a period of six weeks. We accept this statement as an undertaking for and on behalf of respondent No.2/Collector. With that, as a direction, the writ petition is disposed of. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) sjk