1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 551/2011 (Vasant Ramdas Mahajan VERSUS District Dy. Registrar Co-op. Soc., Wardha & others) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri Anjan De, counsel for the petitioner. Shri D.B. Patel, A.G.P. for the R-1 to 3. Shri Jayant Mokadam, counsel for the R-19 to 26. CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, J. DATE : FEBRUARY 2 , 2011 . Heard. The petitioner has impugned the order passed by the District Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Wardha on 17.01.2011 rejecting an application filed by the petitioner for deletion of the names of eighteen voters from the final voters list in utter disregard to the provisions of Rule 36(12) of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Rules, 1967. It is the case of the petitioner that while passing the impugned order dated 17.01.2011, the District Deputy Registrar erroneously relied on a report of the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Samudrapur. Though the challenges made by the petitioner are based on the applicability of the provisions of Rule 36 of the Rules of 1967, it would not be possible for this Court to entertain the petition as the election program has been declared on 19.01.2011 and the date of filing the nomination was from 19.01.2011 to 02.02.2011. It is necessary to note that the nomination papers are to be scrutinized on 2 05.02.2011. In such circumstances, entertaining the writ petition at this stage would be detrimental to the holding of the elections in pursuance of the election program dated 19.01.2011. Hence, at this stage, when the date of filing of the nomination papers is already over and the date of scrutiny of the nomination papers is 05.02.2011, the District Deputy Registrar cannot be directed to reconsider the objection raised on behalf of the petitioner in pursuance of Rule 36 of the Rules of 1967. The petitioner can as well file an Election Petition under Rule 88 of the Rules of 1967. Hence, for the reasons aforesaid, the writ petition is dismissed with no order as to costs. JUDGE APTE