1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.5829 OF 2011. (Mohd. Ahfaz Abdul Shakur Vs. The State of Mah. Department of Urban Development Deptt. throu. its Secretary and others) __________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. Shri A.S. Kilor, Adv. for Petitioner. CORAM: B.P. DHARMADHIKARI & A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATE: NOVEMBER 24, 2011. Heard Shri A.S. Kilor, learned counsel for petitioner and Shri A.D. Sonak, learned A.G.P. for respondent nos. 1, 2 and 4. Contention that the Prabhag (zone), from which petitioner is already an elected Councilor has now been reserved and hence it became essential for the petitioner to obtain caste validity. The Municipal Council itself had sought proposal from such candidate on 06.09.2011 and accordingly petitioner submitted necessary documents for verification of his caste claim by Scrutiny Committee. According to him in this situation rejection of his nomination paper on the ground that it is not accompanied by caste validity certificate is, not proper. Learned AGP Shri A.D. Sonak for 2 respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 and is expressly relying upon Section 9-A of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Township Act, 1965. He states that similar challenge has been raised in three matters and the same are already disposed of by this Court. In view of the reasons recorded in Writ Petition Nos.5082/2011, 5672/2011 and 5708/2011, we find the present challenge misconceived, accordingly, with liberty to the petitioner to raise his grievance before such a forum as is available to him in law, we dispose of the petition. JUDGE JUDGE NSN