1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY : AURANGABAD BENCH WRIT PETITION NO.6497 OF 2005 Ramesh s/o. Santosh Patil - - - - Petitioner versus The Returning Officer and others.- - - Respondents None present for the petitioner. Shri S. T. Shelke, Advocate for Respondent No.1. Shri V. B. Ghatge, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for Respondent No.2. Shri G. V. Wani, Advocate for Respondents Nos.3 and 4. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. Dated : 7th July 2009 ORAL ORDER [ Per NARESH H. PATIL, J. ] 1. Petitioner seeks direction for quashing elections to the extent of Ward No.1 of village panchayat Anturli (Kd.), taluka Pachora, district Jalgaon held on 28-8-2005. Learned Counsel Shri Shelke submits that Election Petition No. 2 of 2005 was filed in the Civil Court in respect of the Ward. The petition was filed in the year 2005. Petition is pending since then. Counsel for the petitioner was absent on 6-7-2009. Even 2 today, Counsel for the petitioner is absent. Petition is, therefore, disposed of. ( N. D. DESHPANDE, J. ) ( NARESH H. PATIL, J. ) pnk/WP649705