FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 9823 OF 2010 (Gorakh s/o. Lahu Jadhav Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders Mr. C.K. Pawar, Advocate for petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, AGP for R. 1 & 2. Mr. S.T. Shelke, Advocate for R. 4. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATED : 15th October, 2010. PER COURT : 1. Rule. 2. The ground on which the nomination paper of the petitioner is rejected is that his signature is not there on declaration regarding criminal antecedents and property. Prima facie from page 14, 15 and 16, we find that declaration is signed. 3. In any case, if on prescribed format, the signature was there, the defect, not being of substantial character, the Returning Officer could have permitted the petitioner to rectify the same at the stage of filing nomination paper. 4. In that view of the matter, by way of ad-interim relief, we direct the respondent - Returning Officer to accept the nomination paper of the petitioner. The same shall be subject to the result of the petition. [ A. A. SAYED ] [ B. R. GAVAI ] Judge Judge ssc/wp9823.10