1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 5881 OF 2011 (Sanjay Ratanprakash Purwar & Anr. vs. Chief Officer, Nagar Parishad, Wani & Anr.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI & P.D. KODE, JJ. NOVEMBER 29, 2011. Heard Shri Dubey, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Ahirkar, learned AGP for respondent No.2. Shri Dubey, learned counsel contends that nominations papers of the petitioners have been rejected only on the ground that the same were not proposed by five proposers. He contends that there is no specific mention of requirement of five proposers in nomination paper. His other contention is, if the nomination paper could not have been accepted by Returning Officer because it was not proposed by five proposers, he ought to have permitted the petitioners to submit fifth proposer also. He is relying upon the provisions of Rule 13(5) of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats Election Rules, 1966. The learned AGP relies upon Rule 12(2) of the Rules to show that as the petitioners are not proposed by recognized political party, as per that rule, 2 their nomination papers are required to be signed by five voters as proposers. In view of this clear requirement of law and availability of remedy of filing appeal to the petitioners, we are not inclined to interfere in this petition. With liberty to the petitioners to take appropriate remedy as is available to them, the present petition is dismissed. No costs. JUDGE JUDGE *GS.