skc 1 WP-8822-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8822 OF 2010 Suvarna Harichandra Bhange & Ors. ..Petitioners versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Rahul P. Walvekar for Petitioners. Mrs. M. P. Thakur, Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent Nos. 1, 3 and 4. Mr. Irfan Shaikh i/b. Mr. S. B. Shetye for Respondent No. 2. Mr. Abhaysingh Shinde for Respondent Nos. 7 and 9. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & K. K. TATED, JJ. 17 June 2011. P.C. : Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. It is brought to the notice of this court that the elections of concerned gram panchayat are already over in the year 2010. It is also not in dispute that the petitioners have alternate remedy of an election petition. It is well settled that when there is an alternate efficacious remedy available, in such skc 2 WP-8822-10 circumstances the High Court is not expected to exercise extra ordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. In the circumstance, the writ petition is disposed of. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (K. K. TATED, J.)