#Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act

The Bombay High Court has ruled that disbursing funds to a family member for work that never occurred cannot trigger disqualification under Section 14(1)(g) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act. This sets a critical precedent: financial transactions with relatives, absent actual involvement in panchayat functions, do not amount to conflict of interest-protecting elected representatives from overbroad interpretations of disqualification.

Bombay High Court rules that properties like hostels, canteens, and staff quarters within educational institutions fall under commercial use for tax assessment under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Tax Rules, 2015. The judgment clarifies that Gram Panchayats must apply the prescribed formula for capital value assessment, impacting tax liabilities for educational institutions statewide.

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the one-month statutory deadline under Section 39(3) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act is absolute and non-negotiable, rejecting any request for extension. This sets a binding precedent for all rural administrative appeals in Maharashtra, ensuring timely justice and curbing executive delay in panchayat governance.

Bombay High Court holds that attempting to illegally transfer signing authority from Sarpanch to Up-Sarpanch amounts to misconduct under Section 39(1) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959.