5.wp-10848-11.doc jdk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 10848 OF 2011 Mr. Somnath Makardhwaj Doundkar and Anr. ..Petitioners Vs. The State of Election Commission and Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Uday Warunjikar for Petitioners Mr. S.B.Shetye for Respondent No.1 Ms. P.S.Cardozo AGP for Respondent Nos.2 and 3 CORAM : S.A.BOBDE AND SMT. V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J J. DATE : DECEMBER 23, 2011. P.C.: 1. Rule, returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties. 2. The only contention of Mr. Warunjikar, the learned Counsel for the Petitioners is that before changing the reservation of Gat No.23 from open to Scheduled Tribes category, adequate notice was not given to the electorate to submit their objections. Mr. Shetye submits that such a notice is not necessary in law. Without further going into the issue, Mr. Shetye states that in the interest of fairness the Respondent No.1 will invite fresh proposal to reserve Gat No.23 for Scheduled Tribes and the Collector of Pune will 1 5.wp-10848-11.doc invite objections and the Additional Commissioner would decide the same in accordance with law. Statement is accepted. 3. Rule is made absolute in the above terms. [ SMT. V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [ S.A.BOBDE, J. ] 2