1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2596 OF 2010 Bhuraji s/o Jalba Mendake .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra through the Secretary, Rural Minister, Mantralaya, Mumbai and ors. .. Respondents Shri G.N.Chincholkar, Advocate for petitioner Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondents 1, 3 and 5 Shri S.T.Shelke, Advocate for respondents 2 and 4 AND WRIT PETITION NO.2597 OF 2010 Maroti s/o Pandurang Khokale .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra through the Secretary, Rural Minister, Mantralaya, Mumbai and ors. .. Respondents Shri G.N.Chincholkar, Advocate for petitioner Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondents 1, 3 and 5 Shri S.T.Shelke, Advocate for respondents 2 and 4 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 24th March 2010 PER COURT : 1. Both these petitions challenge the orders passed by the Returning Officer rejecting the nomination forms of the petitioners for contesting the elections of the village panchayat, Ekghari, Taluka Himayatnagar, District Nanded. The nomination forms of the petitioners came to be rejected on 2 the ground that the petitioners had not submitted the validity certificates issued by the scrutiny committee. According to the petitioners they had submitted a letter requesting for time and had also produced the validity certificates at 3.30 p.m. but the Returning Officer refused to accept the same. 2. We have perused the record. No such communication there on record and, therefore, such disputed questions cannot be decided in the exercise of writ jurisdiction. Since the petitioners have alternate remedies available in law, we dismiss these petitions relegating the petitioners to avail the alternate remedies available in law. No costs. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) (vvr/2596.10wp)