2206wp2825.11.odt 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.2825 OF 2011. Kusum Shankar Gonelwar ..vs.. Election Officer, Gram Panchayat and ors. ............................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ............................................................................................................................................................... Mr. A.V.Bhide, Adv. for the petitioner. CORAM : R.M.SAVANT, J. DATED : 22nd June, 2011. The above petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India takes exception to the order dated 13/6/2011 passed by the Election Officer, who is in-charge of the elections to the Grampanchayat, Pachgaon, which are slated to take place on 26/6/2011. The rejection is on the ground that the property tax has not been paid one day prior to the filing of the nomination by the petitioenr. The said disqualification is provided for in Section 14(1) Explanation (ii) Clause (h). The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the fact that the property in question belonged to the husband of the petitioner, explanation (ii) would be applicable. In my view, it is not possible to accept the said contention at this stage, so as to hold in favour of the petitioner to enable him to contest the elections. It would be for the petitioner to file appropriate proceedings after the election is over, and if such proceedings are filed, needless to say that the same would be decided on its own merit and in 2206wp2825.11.odt 2 accordance with the law and uninfluenced by the above observations. Hence, no case for interference is made out. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. JUDGE chute