1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITIONS NO.9722,9747, & 9748 OF 2010 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s Orders Shri R.J.Nirmal,Adv.for petitioners Shri S.T.Shelke,Adv.for Respdt.no.3 Shri S.K.Tambe,AGP for State. ..... CORAM : B.R.GAVAI & A.A.SAYED,JJ DATE : 14/10/2010 1] The petitioners challenge rejection of their nomination papers by the Returning Officer. Shri Nirmal, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the rejection of nomination papers of petitioners by Returning Officer is on hyper technical ground. The nomination papers are rejected on the ground that the petitioners have not annexed the caste certificates. 2] In view of the amendment to Section 2 10-1(A) to the Bombay Village Panchayat Act, by way of the Maharashtra Ordinance No. 5/2010, the submission of not only the caste certificate but caste validity certificate is mandatory. The concession is given to a candidate to submit proof if he has submitted the proposal for getting his claim validated before the scrutiny committee. 3] In that view of the matter, no error is found in the impugned order. Petitions are rejected. [A.A.SAYEDJ.] [B.R.GAVAI,J.] umg/wp9722-10