1 rpa IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3640 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 3640 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 3640 OF 2008 Ravindra Jivan Nagarkar .. Petitioner V/s. The State Election Commission & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.S.P.Borade for the Petitioner. Mr.N.V.Walawalkar for Respondent No.1. Mr.S.Prabhu for Respondent No.2. Mr.V.A.Sonpal, AGP for the State. Mr.S.B.Shetye for election Commissioner. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND S.S.SHINDE, JJ. S.S.SHINDE, JJ. S.S.SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 10TH JUNE, 2008. DATE : 10TH JUNE, 2008. DATE : 10TH JUNE, 2008. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- . The nomination for the ward members for ward No.24 of the Petitioner has been rejected on the ground, according to the Petitioner, that he had not produced the original caste certificate which was a requirement under the law. The Petitioner submits that he could not file the certificate, but he has filed the validation certificate. This is a matter which cannot be gone into by this Court at this stage as the 2 election process has already started and it is well settled that dispute of this nature could be settled by appropriate election Authorities. 2. As such the Writ Petition is dismissed. 3. However, we make it clear that we have not gone into the merits of the controversy. (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (S.S.SHINDE, J.) (S.S.SHINDE, J.) (S.S.SHINDE, J.)