1 WP-4835-10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION srj WRIT PETITION NO.4835 OF 2010 Madhukar V. Liye & Others .. Petitioners. V/s. Village P. Kukse & Others .. Respondents. Mr. Anilkumar Patil, for the Petitioner. Mrs. M.P.Thakur, AGP for Respondent Nos.2 and 3. Mr. Irfan A. Shaikh i/b. S.B.Shetye, for Respondent No.4. CORAM:- B.H.MARLAPALLE AND U.D.SALVI, JJ. DATED:- 28th SEPTEMBER, 2010. P.C. 1 Heard learned Advocate for the Petitioner and Mrs. Thakur, learned AGP for Respondent Nos. 2 and 3. 2 In this Petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioners who are the residents of Village Kukse in Bhiwandi Taluka, District Thane, pray for quashing and setting aside the order dated 29th May, 2010 passed by the District Collector, 2 WP-4835-10.sxw Thane. By the said order, in Ward No.2/B, out of the three members to be elected for the Village Panchayat, one seat each was shown reserved for the Schedule Caste, OBC and Schedule Tribe. A representation was also submitted to the Collector on 18th May, 2010 and it was prayed that the reservation shown for Schedule Caste be deleted and in its place, the seat should be shown for either the general category or OBC. 3 Mr. Gopinath R. Thombre has filed affidavit in reply and it has been pointed out that in Ward No.2/A, the population of Schedule Caste is sufficient to justify the reservation for the said category and as per the directions issued by the State Election Commissioner by its letter dated 22nd December, 2009 annexed to the said affidavit is a chart of population in the respective wards. In ward 2/B, the total population is of 828 and the population of Schedule Caste is 127 and Open Category is 413. Hence, we do not find any justification in the demand made by the Petitioner and, therefore, this Petition must be rejected. 4 Writ Petition stands rejected. (U.D.SALVI,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE, J.)