1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. Writ Petition No.4330 of 2008 [Sau. J.D. Vasu & ors. Vs. The Collector & ors.] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mr. S.D. Chopde, Adv., for the petitioners. ----- CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE AND A.H. JOSHI, JJ. DATE : 11th November,2008. Heard Mr. Chopde, the learned counsel for the petitioners. The election to the post of Sarpanch of Akoli [Kd.] Village Panchayast was held on 11th February, 2008, and respondent no.5 was elected as a Sarpanch. The petitioners pray for quashing and setting aside the election of Respondent No.5 was a Sarpanch, and for directions to respondent no.1 to fix a date for fresh elections. Admittedly, the remedy available to the petitioners was to file a Dispute before the Collector under the Bombay Village Panchayats Act and such a statutory remedy has not been resorted to within the prescribed time. 2 This petition has been filed on 6th August, 2008 and office objections were removed on 9th September, 2008. Learned Counsel for the petitioners relied upon a decision of this Court in the case of Jyoti Gautam Patil Vs. Presiding Officer for meeting convened for election of Sarpanch, Waigaon & ors. [2001 (1) Mh. L. J. 424]. We have gone through the decision of this Court in the said Jyoti Patil's case, and we are satisfied that the petition suffers from delay and laches, and in any case, the petitioners had an alternative remedy to file a Dispute before the Collector within the limitation prescribed from the date of election, i.e., 11th February, 2008. We, therefore, do not any reason to entertain this petition. In the circumstances, petition is rejected. Judge Judge |Hedau| 3