GR on guardian min role in panchayats quashed

Holding that free and fair elections are the hallmark of democracy, the Bombay high court on Thursday set aside a July 2020 decision of the state government that allowed the guardian minister to be consulted in appointments of administrators to gram panchayats pending elections to the local self-governing bodies. The HC noted that now, elections have already been held in many gram panchayats.

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