The Supreme Court upheld the appellant’s disqualification under Section 16(1)(i) of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961, and dismissed the appeal under this case. The Three Judge Bench of Justice Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Justice Aravind Kumar observed that the objective of Section 16 of Maharashtra Zilla Parishads
