IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8573 OF 2006 Madhukdumar S. Pandhare ....Petitioner V/s. Election Returning Officer, Baramati Nagarparishad & Ors. ....Respondents Mr.Amit Borkar with Mr.V.V. Purwant for the Petitioner. Ms.V.S. Mhaispurkar, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr.G.S. Godbole with Mr.Kuldeep Patil for Respondent No.3. CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATED : 12TH JANUARY, 2007. P.C. : 1. Rule. Rule returnable and heard forthwith. 2. The Petition is now academic. Admittedly after the Appeal was filed under Rule 15, the Petitioner in fact withdrew himself as a candidate. The Petitioner is always at liberty to file an Election Petition under Section 21. All the contentions including the contentions raised in the Appeal under Rule 15 may be agitated in the Election Petition if they are otherwise maintainable. 3. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of.