1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2693 OF 2009 Shri Chintaman Raghunath Gharat. ... Petitioner. Versus Uran Municipal Council & Ors. .... Respondents. Mr. S. M. Sabrad for the Petitioner. Mr. S. D. Rayrikar, AGP for Respondent Nos.2 and 3. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and SMT. V. K. TAHILRAMANI, JJ. DATED : 9TH APRIL, 2009. P.C.: This writ petition has been filed challenging the Rule 4 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats (Qualification, Election and Appointments of Nominated Councillors) Rules, 1995 as being ultra-vires to Section 9(1) of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils Nagar Panchayats & Industrial Townships Act, 1965. 2. In the first instance, it may be pointed out that the petitioner is an elected Councillor and does not qualify to be nominated Councillor. He has not disclosed any cause of action in his writ petition and this Court is not 2 going to test the legality or otherwise of the impugned Rule for academic purpose as no cause of action is disclosed. Even otherwise prima facie we do not find that Rule 4 is ultra-vires to Section 9(1)(b). Section 9(1)(b) lays down that, there shall be provision for nomination of members as envisaged under the proviso having special knowledge or experience in the Municipal administration. The knowledge and experience in Municipal administration has not been defined under the Act. Rule merely clarifies and lays down as to who could be said to be holding special knowledge or experience in the Municipal administration. 3. For these reasons, we do not find any merit in this writ petition which is hereby dismissed. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (SMT. V. K. TAHILRAMANI, J.)