1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 4320 of 2009 ( Jyotsna Sadanand Meshram ..vs.. The Election Commissioner of State of Maharashtra and another ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's order The petitioner in person. Coram : R.C. Chavan, J. Dated : 12 th October, 2009 1. This petition by candidate is directed against the rejection of a nomination by the Returning Officer. The elections are scheduled for tomorrow. The nomination was rejected on two grounds. First was in addition to the petitioner, there was name of one Sanjay Sadanand Meshram also mentioned in the nomination form as a candidate. The second ground that five proposers did not find place in the electoral roll. 2. The petitioner in person, who is an Advocate, states that she had sought time for correction of these mistakes, but the Returning Officer did not grant time to correct said mistakes. There is nothing on record to show 2 as to whether she has made a request to the Returning Office for grant of time to correct the mistakes before the Returning Officer before the scrutiny of nomination was over. If she has made a request to the Returning Officer after the scrutiny was over, obviously there is no use. There can be no doubt that Returning Officer should not reject nomination form on technical ground, but that does not imply that anything can be corrected at any point of time. It cannot be said that the order passed by the Returning Officer was wrong and in any case since the matter pertains to elections of State Legislature bar of Article 329 of the Constitution of India is attracted. No interference can be made at this stage. Petition is dismissed. Judge. adgokar