1 WP 8885.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. WRIT PETITION NO. 8885 OF 2011 (Ramakant Motiram Mahajan VS The State of Maharashtra and ors.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's Orders Mr. Mukul S. Kulkarni, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. K.S. Patil, A.G.P. for the respondent-State Mr. U.S. Malte, Advocate for respondent no.4 ... CORAM : B. R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 24.11.2011 P.C.:- 1. Heard. 2. Any interference at this stage would amount to stalling the election process. In any case, if the petitioner, unfortunately, loses the election, he can very well raise the grounds raised in the present Petition, in the Election Petition, which is tenable in view of section 15 of the Maharashtra Municipalities, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965. We are therefore not inclined to entertain the present Petition. Rejected. 2 WP 8885.2011 3. Needless to state that rejection of the present Petition would not come in the way of the petitioner in raising the grounds in this Petition, in the Election Petition, if he is required to file the same. Sd/- Sd/- arp [M. T. JOSHI, J. ] [B. R. GAVAI, J.]