(1) WP. 5709.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5709 OF 2010 Sanjay Babukhan Tadvi .. Petitioner VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Mr. Mukul S. Kulkarni, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S.V. Kurundkar, Addl. G.P. for the respondent-State ... CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATED : 1ST JULY, 2010 ORAL ORDER:- 1] Heard. The petitioner is aggrieved by order dated 20.4.2010 passed by the learned Collector, Jalgaon, directing the admission and hearing of the Petition and also by notice dated 15.4.2010, whereby the petitioner was called upon to appear for hearing of the matter pertaining to the Maharashtra Local Authorities Members Disqualification Act, 1986 r/w. Rule 6 of the Maharashtra Local Authorities Members Disqualification Rules, 1987. 2] Contention of the counsel is that without examining maintainability of the proceedings and proper processing of the application, the learned (2) WP. 5709.2010 Collector gave the notice of final hearing and that he should have adhered to Rule 7. 3] The petitioner is not prohibited from raising the relevant objection as preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the proceedings and the application even though the notice is issued, for the hearing the Collector has not categorically stated that it is a notice for final hearing as such. Therefore, the Petition appears to be premature. The petitioner is at liberty to agitate the grievances and the objections before the Collector before filing of elaborate reply. Petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- [V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp