1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2395 OF 2010 Uttamao s/o Dhulbarao Maske & anr. ..PETITIONERS VERSUS The state of Mah. & ors. ..RESPONDENTS Mr H.V. Patil, Advocate for the petitioners; Mr S.V. Kurundkar,Addl. G.P. for respondents no.1 & 3; Mr S.T. Shelke, Advocate for respondent no.2. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 16th April, 2010 PER COURT : This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioners challenge the notification issued by respondent no.3, dated 4.2.2010, reserving all seven seats of Wai Grampanchayat in the elections scheduled to be held shortly. 2. Pursuant to the draft notification published by the respondents, the petitioners objected to the reservation of all seven seats for Scheduled Tribe candidates. Hearing was given to the petitioners and accordingly an order dated 30.1.2010 came to be passed rejecting the objections of the petitioners. In 2 the said order it is observed that the total population of the said Wai Grampanchayat is 1225, out of which the population of Scheduled Tribes is 1164. In that light of the matter, therefore, all seven seats of Wai Grampanchayat, divided into three wards, are reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates. 3. Mr Patil, learned Counsel for the petitioners has urged before us, on the basis of the several grounds taken in the petition that the object of reservation stands defeated in the light of the fact that all seven seats have been reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates. However, looking to the population of the Scheduled Tribe in Wai Grampanchayat, the reservation of all seven seats is certainly in accordance with law and does not require any interference. Petition is accordingly dismissed with no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp2395.10