The correct answer is Only a and b Explanation & Key Takeaways: • Recently, the Bombay High Court passed an interim order directing that a government servant of the local authority be appointed as an administrator of gram panchayats in Maharashtra. • It is for the 15,000 panchayats where the terms of these officers have ended or would be ending. • These administrators include sarpanch, secretary of the panchayats and gram sevaks. • Through these, the Maharashtra government ordered appointment of administrators to all gram panchayats by zilla parishad chief executive officers (CEO) in consultation with their respective district ministers. • The resolution and ordinance were challenged on various grounds related to the appointment of private individuals as administrators of gram panchayats. • It also challenged the section 151 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act by allowing appointment of administrators in case the State Election Commission (SEC) could not hold elections due to a natural calamity, pandemic, financial emergency or administrative emergency.