FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO.: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.641 OF 2007 ------------------------------------:----------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : Court’s or Judge’s orders. coram, appearances, Court’s orders : or directions and Registrar’s : orders. : ------------------------------------:------------------------------------ Mr.R.K.Mendadkar for petitioner. Mr.R.D.Rane, Addl.G.P. ----- CORAM : H.L GOKHALE, ACTING C.J. & CORAM : H.L GOKHALE, ACTING C.J. & CORAM : H.L GOKHALE, ACTING C.J. & V.M. V.M. V.M. KANADE, J. KANADE, J. KANADE, J. DATED DATED DATED : 5th February : 5th February : 5th February 2007 2007 2007 P.C. : 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner was not permitted to contest the election and his nomination form was rejected. He wanted to contest the election to the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation. He claims to belong to Thakur community which is recognised as Scheduled Tribe. That claim was rejected by the Committee for Scrutiny and Verification of Tribe Claims, Thane. It will be open to the petitioner to take appropriate steps in that behalf. 3. As far as rejection of the nomination form is concerned, for that also it will be open to the petitioner to take appropriate steps since the elections have already taken place. 4. Petition stands disposed of since the elections have been held in the meanwhile. (ACTING C.J.) (ACTING C.J.) (ACTING C.J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)