-1- IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.6628 OF 2007 NO.6628 OF 2007 NO.6628 OF 2007 Shri Sadhu Kondiba Thorat ...Petitioner v/s Shri Sunil Lalu Gogale and ors. ...Respondents Mr P.B. Shah for Petitioner. Mr B.S. Phad for Respondent No.1. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND V.M. KANADE JJ. DATE : 7TH JANUARY 2008. -2- P.C. :- 1. The petitioner is a defeated candidate in the election of Pune Municipal Corporation. He submitted a complaint to the Caste Scrutiny Committee that the caste certificate, on the basis of which the respondent contested the election, is not valid. The Caste Scrutiny Committee has made the order. In our opinion, it will not be appropriate to entertain this petition in the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court, especially when the petitioner has been defeated in the election and the respondent has been elected. Petition is rejected. . Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of the Court. . Certified copy expedited. ( D.K. DESHMUKH J.) ( V.M. KANADE J.)