(1) WP. 6767.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6767 OF 2010 Govind S/o Sadashiv Magar .. Petitioner VERSUS The State Election Commission and others .. Respondents Mr. S.K. Chavan, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. M.M. Nerlikar, Advocate h/f. Mr. S.T. Shelke, Advocate for the respondent no.1 ... CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATED : 28TH JULY, 2010 ORAL ORDER:- 1. Heard learned counsel. 2. The petitioner's nomination form has been rejected by the Returning Officer as his candidature was objected by the respondent no.3 on the ground that he was below 21 years of age on the date of the filing of the nomination application. 3. The Returning Officer considered the objection on basis of the age shown in the voters (2) WP. 6767.2010 list which was available. The voters list indicated his age as 21 years as on 1.1.2009, which is the voters list for the elections of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The petitioner indicated his age as 21 years in the nomination form. Counsel would submit that by adding one year in the age shown in the voters list, the petitioner could be treated as eligible candidate. 4. What appears from the record is that the petitioner did not file copy of the secondary school certificate alongwith nomination form which he ought to have in order to establish the claim for eligibility. Secondly, the rejection of the nomination effected on 17.7.2010. The Petition is filed after 10 days i.e. on 28.7.2010. The counsel for the respondents 1 and 2 would submit that the ballot papers are already printed and the process is completed in view of the contemplated date of election being 30th July, 2010. In this view of the matter, considering the ratio in "Vinod Pandurang Bharsakade Vs. Returning Officer, Akot and anr. 2003 (3) WP. 6767.2010 (4) Mh.L.J. 359" it is difficult to interfere in the process of election at this juncture. Petition dismissed. The petitioner is at liberty to file appropriate proceedings/Election Petition, if he is aggrieved after the result. Sd/- [V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp