1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7986 OF 2009 Punamchand S/o Ramdas Nikam. ... Petitioner. Versus The State Election Commission & Others. ... Respondents. -------- Shri. A.R. Salve, Advocate for petitioner. Shri. S.T. Shelke, Advocate for respondent No.1. Shri. S.K. Tambe, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent Nos.2,3 and 4. -------- CORAM: NARESH H PATIL & K.U. CHANDIWAL,JJ. DATE: 26th NOVEMBER 2009 PER COURT : 1) Heard. 2) This petition raises the identical issues which we have dealt with today in Writ Petition Nos.7326 of 2009 and 7347 of 2009. We 2 adopt the reasoning given in the order passed in these petitions. 3) The election process has already started. We do not find any error for entertaining this writ petition in exercise of extraordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 4) The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. (K.U. CHANDIWAL, J.) (NARESH H PATIL, J.) rsl/ wp.7986.09