1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION No. 2700/2007 (Vijay Harishchandra Tumane Vs. State Election Commission & ors.) Appeal District : Application No. of 200 Writ petition Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA & SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATED : MARCH 18, 2008. Heard Mr. Phadnis for the petitioner, and Mr. Bhandarkar for respondent no.3. In the present writ petition, the petitioner is challenging the validity of the election of the respondent no.3 who is elected as a Member of the Zilla Parishad on 12/3/2007, on the ground that on the date of submission of nomination paper, the respondent no.3 had incurred disqualification since he was in arrears of rent required to be paid to the Zilla Parishad. At the outset, the counsel for the respondent no.3 brought to our notice the 2 provisions of Sections 27 and 27A of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Act). We have considered the contentions canvassed by the respective counsel and perused the provisions of Sections 27 and 27A of the Act. Section 27(1) of the Act contemplates that if validity of any election of Counselor or the legality of any order made or proceedings held under Section 26 is brought in question, by any person qualified to vote at the election to which such question refers, may at any time, within fifteen days after the date of declaration of the results of the election or the date of the order or proceedings, apply to the District Judge of the district within which the election has been held, for determination of such question. So far as the other sub-sections of section 27 of the Act, are concerned, they are not relevant for our purpose. In view of the above referred provisions of Section 27 (1) of the Act, the petitioner, undoubtedly, has an alternate remedy for redressal of his grievance. Similarly, 3 Section 27A of the Act creates a bar for entertaining such election dispute by the Court. In the circumstances, the present writ petition is not maintainable and hence same is dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE RMP