1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7893 OF 2010 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s Orders Mr.M.S.Patil,counsel for petitioners. Mr.N.N.Jadhav,A.G.P. for R.1. Shri S.T.Shelke,counsel for R.2. CORAM : R.M.BORDE, J. DATE : 31/08/2010 1] The nomination papers tendered by petitioner with a view to contest elections to a seat of Member of Village Panchayat, Lasona, has been rejected by Returning Officer, for the reason that an acknowledgment in respect of tendering of an application to the Caste Scrutiny Committee, for issuance of validity certificate, has not been tendered alongwith nomination papers. Admittedly, the petitioner has not tendered the acknowledgment in respect of presentation of an application for securing the verification of the caste claim 2 with the Scrutiny Committee. The Ordinance issued by State of Maharashtra in the year 2010 thereby amending provisions of Section 10-1A of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, prescribes tendering of such an acknowledgment. In view of this, the order passed by Returning Officer, rejecting the nomination papers tendered by petitioner for non-compliance of mandatory provisions of law, therefore, cannot be said to be illegal. Petition is devoid of substance. Hence stands rejected. (R.M.BORDE,J.) umg/wp-7893-10