1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4186 OF 2010 Sheshrao s/o Bhaguji Korde ... PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & anr. ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri V.M. KManey, Advocate for the petitioner Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 and 2 Shri R.R. Chandak, Advocate for intervenor ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 5th July, 2010 PER COURT : 1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order passed by the District Collector, Parbhani, dated 25.1.2010, dismissing the objection of the petitioner regarding the formation of Wards. According to the petitioner, the formation of the Wards is incorrect as less number of voters from a particular Ward would be electing three candidates while a larger number of voters from another Ward would be electing two candidates. It is further 2 submitted that the formation of the wards is not in accordance with law and has not been done on the basis of the population. The impugned order, which is dated 25.1.2010 and which came to be challenged by the petitioner by filing petition in this Court on 19.4.2010, states that the Ward formation has been done as per the 2001 Census and Ward No.3 has been allotted for Dudhgaon. The number of posts which were available for Ward No.3 have been maintained. It is also admitted that it was not possible to do the formation of the Wards on the basis of the population. 2. On notice of this petition being issued to the respondents, the respondents have filed their affidavit-in-reply. In the affidavit-in-reply, it is stated that the Village Panchayat, Shevadi Jahagir, Taluka Manwat, and Ward No.3 of village Dughgaon have been formed as per the convenience of the voters. It is further stated that, village Dughgaon forms a separate constituency and, therefore, two seats have been allotted and all the residents of village Dughgaon have been included in Ward No.3 of village Dhdhgaon. It is further stated that, on account of the alteration in the geographical limits of each Ward, the number of candidates to be elected from a particular Ward has been decreased, but the overall strength of the Village Panchayat is maintained. 3. With the assistance of learned counsel for the parties, we have perused the order impugned in the present petition. It appears that, 3 the voters’ list has been finalised and all stages in respect of holding of the elections are complete. 4. We thus see no merit in the petition and the petition is thus summarily dismissed with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.) fmp/wp4186.10