1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2916 OF 2010 Bhagwan Kashiram Kolhe .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri N. J. Pahune Patil, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri D. R. Kale, A.G.P. for the Respondents No. 1 and 2. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2917 OF 2010 Ashok Manikrao Pawar .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri N. J. Pahune Patil, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. B. Choudhari, Addl.G.P. for the Respondents No. 1 and 2. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL, AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 01ST APRIL, 2010. ORAL ORDER [Per NARESH H. PATIL, J. ] : . Heard. 2 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that some of the signatures which were obtained on the no confidence requisition were not of the persons who are the members of gram panchayat but were forged. According to the learned counsel, the Commissioner even did not consider this issue. 3. To a query as to whether any of such persons whose signatures according to the counsel for the petitioners were forged has raised any objection, it was submitted that no such person has raised any objection. Both the authorities have considered the issue raised by the petitioners. There are concurrent findings recorded against the petitioners. No interference is called for in exercise of writ jurisdiction under article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioners have lost majority support. The election of new Sarpanch and Upsarpanch is fixed on 03.04.2010. The writ petitions are dismissed. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] bsb/April 10